Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) said on Monday he will not run for the White House after reportedly considering a campaign when President Joe Biden exited the race.
“I am not going to be a candidate for president,” Manchin declared on CBS. “I am a candidate for basically speaking for the middle of this country … Neither side can win without the sensible, moderate middle. They can’t do it. But yet, no one is going in that direction.”
Less than 24 hours earlier, after Biden dropped out on Sunday, multiple reports indicated Manchin was considering re-registering to the Democratic Party and running for the presidency. Sources told CNN and NBC News that Manchin was considering a bid. CBS News reporter Robert Costa reported how some Democratic Party donors and officials were reaching out to Manchin about it.
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