{"id":2031615,"date":"2023-09-14T10:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-had-private-meeting-with-bill-clinton-as-he-toys-with-challenging-biden-and-ditching-democrats\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:39:32","slug":"manchin-had-private-meeting-with-bill-clinton-as-he-toys-with-challenging-biden-and-ditching-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-had-private-meeting-with-bill-clinton-as-he-toys-with-challenging-biden-and-ditching-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin privately meets Clinton, considers challenging Biden and leaving Democrats."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-had-private-meeting-with-bill-clinton-as-he-toys-with-challenging-biden-and-ditching-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen.\u2062 Joe Manchin (D-WV) Weighs Options\u200c for Political Future<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin \u200d(D-WV) finds himself at a crossroads as \u2062he contemplates his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-bother-mike-pence-hints-at-2024-run-after-betraying-president-trump-his-voters-and-america\/\" title=\"Why Bother? Mike Pence Hints at 2024 Run After Betraying President Trump, His Voters and America\">political future<\/a>. With a deadline approaching to \u2063either run for reelection in 2024 or pursue\u2064 a presidential bid, Manchin\u200d has been engaging in discussions with his family and\u200d seeking advice from \u2063former President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Over Labor Day weekend, the Washington\u2064 Post revealed that the 76-year-old\u2063 senator held \u200dseveral meetings with his family in the Hamptons, including a private sit-down with Clinton.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Three Options on the Table<\/h3>\n<p>According to reports, there are three potential paths\u2062 for the centrist senator. He could \u2064launch\u2063 a reelection campaign in West Virginia as an independent, join No \u2064Labels and run for president\u200d on a third-party ticket, or retire from politics altogether.<\/p>\n<p>One thing \u2063is certain: if Manchin decides\u2063 to remain in politics, he is likely to distance himself from the Democratic \u200dParty.<\/p>\n<p>While Democratic donors\u2062 are urging him to seek reelection in West Virginia, his daughter, former pharmaceutical CEO Heather Bresch, is advocating for \u200ca presidential run through No Labels.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has been a vocal supporter of the organization and its mission. In fact, he recently\u200c headlined a town hall for No Labels \u2062in New Hampshire alongside former Utah Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman.<\/p>\n<h3>Clinton&#8217;s Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, Clinton reportedly\u200d advised Manchin against\u200c running for president as a third-party candidate. The former president believes such a move would give former President Donald Trump \u200can\u200d advantage in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting \u2062with Clinton was unplanned, with Manchin reaching out to\u2064 him after \u2064learning \u2063of his presence in the area. It is said that the \u2064White House \u200bencouraged Clinton to discuss the matter with Manchin, as the senator has posed challenges to President Joe Biden&#8217;s legislative \u200cagenda.<\/p>\n<h3>Pressure and Decision Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s stance has \u2062caused frustration among Senate Democrats,\u200b but they recognize the importance of retaining his support to maintain their advantage in the Senate. Despite his reluctance to announce a reelection campaign, Democratic groups\u2062 have \u2064already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-had-private-meeting-with-bill-clinton-as-he-toys-with-challenging-biden-and-ditching-democrats\/\" title=\"Manchin privately meets Clinton, considers challenging Biden and leaving Democrats.\">started\u2064 running ads<\/a> in\u200d West Virginia \u2062to rally support for him.<\/p>\n<p>If Manchin \u200bintends to run for reelection,\u2062 he must inform the state in January. He has \u2063committed to making a decision by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Considering the Political Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s contemplation of a presidential run coincides with the likely nominations of Trump and Biden by the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively. \u2063After the No Labels\u200c town hall, Manchin expressed his belief \u2064that Biden had been &#8220;pushed too far left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to make sure that the American people have an option, and the option is: Can you\u2062 move the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-pennsylvania-state-legislature-files-resolution-disputes-statewide-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"It's Happening: Pennsylvania State Legislature Files Resolution -- DISPUTES STATEWIDE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS\">political parties<\/a> off their \u200brespective sides?&#8221; he stated during \u2062the summer event. &#8220;They&#8217;ve \u2062gone too far\u2064 right and too far\u2062 left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No Labels has stated that it will only\u2063 present a presidential\u2062 ticket &#8220;if both\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-judge-rejects-challenge-from-democrats-to-keep-third-party-off-2024-ballot\/\" title=\"Arizona judge denies Democrats' challenge to exclude third party from 2024 ballot.\">major parties nominate candidates<\/a> that \u200dthe \u2062vast majority of Americans don&#8217;t want.&#8221; The party has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-no-cash-third-party-ballot-access-group-raised-zero-dollars-in-first-six-months-of-2023\/\" title=\"Third-party ballot access group raised no funds in first half of 2023.\">gained ballot access<\/a> \u200cin at \u2062least\u200b 10 states.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner was unable\u2063 to reach Manchin for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here\u2062 to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) remains uncertain about his political path, with a deadline approaching for reelection in 2024 or a potential presidential bid. He&#8217;s engaging in family discussions and seeking advice from former President Bill Clinton. Time is ticking as Labor Day approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2031616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2031615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2031615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2031615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2031616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2031615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2031615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2031615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}