Joe Manchin REFUSES to endorse Biden in 2024 and opens the door for his own run for President
Joe Manchin REFUSES to endorse Biden in 2024 and opens the door for his own run for president: Democratic senator says he will make a decision on his future later this year as speculation mounts
- “There’s plenty of time until the election,” the West Virginia Democrat said when asked about his endorsement of Biden.
- ‘The bottom line is let’s see who’s involved. Let’s see who are all the players’
- “I’m not going to make a decision until the end of the year about what I’m going to do for my political future,” Manchin continued.
Senator Joe Manchin refused to say he would endorse President Biden in 2024 at the end of the year, as he continued to fuel rumors that he himself may be considering a run for president.
“There’s plenty of time until the election,” the West Virginia Democrat said when asked if he would endorse Biden.
“This is the problem with America right now, we start an election every time a cycle comes up,” he complained on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday.
Based on historical precedent, the incumbents win broad support from their party. But Manchin said he would wait until he sees how the primary plays out before committing to backing a candidate.
‘The bottom line is let’s see who’s involved. Let’s see who all the players are.
Biden, 79, has yet to formally launch a re-election bid but continues to say he will.
Senator Joe Manchin refused to say he would endorse President Biden in 2024 at the end of the year, as he continued to fuel rumors that he himself may be considering a run for president.
“I’m not going to make a decision until the end of the year about what I’m going to do for my political future,” Manchin continued, refusing to rule out another run for the Senate or a run for the top of the presidency. The entrance. I have too much work to do now.
The key moderate senator then cast further doubt on whether Biden would win his favor in the upcoming election. ‘We have runaway debt, inflation that is killing people, insecure energy, a runaway border, are you telling me we are in the same ball game in the same stadium? I do not think.’
Manchin was asked about comments he made last month in which he said he is not running for president “at this time.”
He has said he is not running for president. It’s an open question though?’ asked CBS’s Margaret Brennan.
I did not say that. I didn’t say anything about it. The bottom line is that I will make my political decision in December, I will not take anything off the table and I will not put anything on the table,’ the senator replied.
‘I’m not running for president of the United States. I can assure you of that as we sit here today,” Manchin, who is running for re-election next year, told MetroNews in a February 22 radio broadcast.
Biden, 79, has yet to formally launch a re-election bid but continues to say he will.
Pressed further on whether to rule out a presidential run, Manchin said: ‘I don’t know. I think right now, you don’t know who is going to be the Democratic nominee or the Republican nominee.”
The only position Manchin has ruled out running for is governor, a position he held from 2005 to 2010.
Republican Rep. Alex Mooney has already launched a bid to fill Manchin’s seat and Republican Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are believed to be considering bids.
Meanwhile, another moderate Democratic senator, Jon Tester, Mont., announced he would be running for re-election late last month. Arizona Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema has also not yet announced her plans.
Democrats face a tough map in 2024 like Manchin, Tester and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. Five other contests are in states that Biden won by less than 3 percentage points.