Manchin stokes speculation with No Labels event
Democrats as his extended flirtation with a third-party presidential run is set to resurface when he headlines an event for No Labels despite concerns that a possible run would boost former President Trump. Manchin will headline an event for the middle-of-the-road group which has been pushing a potential "unity ticket" as a third option in the presidential race in New Hampshire on Monday.
The possibility of third-party candidates drawing votes has Democrats worried, but they are especially concerned Manchin, who is up for reelection in 2024, could deliver a double blow to the party: a presidential bid that harms President Biden next year and virtually hands a key Senate seat and potential majority in the chamber to the GOP.
Joe is America's biggest political tease," Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, told The Hill. "And I trust that he'll make a judgment to run for reelection in West Virginia. I hope he will. | | | |
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