Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party, Registers as Independent

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โ€˜Today, our national politics are broken and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground,โ€™ Sen. Joe Manchin said.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on May 31 that he has left the Democratic Party and become an independent.

โ€œMy commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,โ€ Mr. Manchin wrote in a post on the social media platform X, showing a picture of himself with what appeared to be a voter registration form.

โ€œI have seen both the Democrat and Republican parties leave West Virginia and our country behind for partisan extremism while jeopardizing our democracy. Today, our national politics are broken and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground.โ€

Mr. Manchinโ€™s departure from the party does not change Democrat control of the Senate.

He joins Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), both of whom caucus with the Democrats.

Mr. Manchin, who has been in the Senate since November 2010, has been critical of President Joe Biden, particularly regarding his green energy policies, despite voting for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which included aggressive climate change-related measures.

He was key in preventing the Democrats from abolishing the filibuster, which requires 60 votes for most legislation to proceed to a final vote in the Senate.

Mr. Manchin, 76, explored a possible third-party run. However, he said it would be โ€œvery challengingโ€ and a โ€œdeal-breakerโ€ or โ€œspoiler.โ€

โ€œThe system right now is not set up for [it]. [In] the long game, maybe we can make a third party viable where it has a process and opportunity. Right now, itโ€™s very challenging,โ€ he said.

โ€œAnd Iโ€™m not going to be a deal breaker, if you will, spoiler, whatever you want to call it,โ€ he continued. โ€œI just donโ€™t think itโ€™s the right time.โ€

He has declined to endorse President Bidenโ€™s reelection campaign.

โ€œIโ€™m not endorsing anybody right now. Weโ€™re going to see what all happens,โ€ Mr. Manchin told CNN on Feb. 19.

Byย Jackson Richman

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