{"id":2199697,"date":"2024-03-15T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-might-shock-washington-with-last-minute-effort-to-return\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:12:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:12:36","slug":"manchin-might-shock-washington-with-last-minute-effort-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-might-shock-washington-with-last-minute-effort-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin could surprise Washington with an eleventh-hour comeback effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-might-shock-washington-with-last-minute-effort-to-return%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=2199697&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>Chuck Schumer&#8217;s\u200b Quest to Keep Joe Manchin on Board<\/h2>\n<p>In a twist \u2062that reads like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-cornyn-changes-course-on-supporting-biden-impeachment-inquiry\/\" title=\"Senator Cornyn reverses stance, now supports Biden impeachment inquiry.\">political\u2062 theater<\/a>,\u2064 <strong>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/strong> is\u2064 not ready to throw in the towel when it comes to Sen. Joe Manchin. While Manchin has eased away from\u200c the \u2063spotlight and higher office\u200d aspirations, Schumer has proposed an intriguing game plan.<\/p>\n<h3>The Surprise\u200b Proposal<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u2064Manchin ending his bid for \u2062reelection and ignoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parenting-youtuber-and-her-business-partner-under-arrest-after-young-boy-escapes-home-runs-to-neighbors-for-help\/\" title=\"Parenting YouTuber and Partner Arrested as Boy Escapes Home, Seeks Help from Neighbors.\">siren calls<\/a> for a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-email-reportedly-names-kamala-harris-others-as-key-contacts-for-joint-venture-with-china-energy-co\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co.\">presidential run<\/a>, Schumer suggests\u200b the senator could contend as\u2064 an \u2064independent\u2062 in West Virginia&#8217;s Senate race\u2014a move that may thwart Republican efforts to \u2064snatch \u200bcontrol of the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;I think that\u2019s a long, long, long-shot scenario,&#8221; Manchin\u2063 said to CNN about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrsten-sinema-gearing-up-for-re-election-bid-as-an-independent-report\/\" title=\"Kyrsten Sinema Gearing Up For Re-Election Bid As An Independent: Report\">running independently<\/a>. &#8220;So I don\u2019t anticipate that happening. I don\u2019t anticipate \u200brunning.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet, in classic political noncommittal fashion, Manchin left\u200c a sliver of \u200dpossibility open ahead of the summer \u2064filing deadline, adding, &#8220;I\u200d don\u2019t know if anything in Washington, D.C., is 100%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The West Virginia Political Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Eyeing Manchin&#8217;s seat is former coal executive Don Blankenship, whose\u2063 controversial background includes a prison sentence related to a fatal\u200d mine explosion. His potential securing of\u2063 the \u2064Democratic \u2063nomination could shift Manchin\u2019s \u2062stance \u2062on re-entering the race.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gov.\u2064 Jim Justice, backed by ex-President Trump, and Rep. Alex \u200cMooney \u200dare contenders on the Republican front, intensifying the\u200b battle for West Virginia&#8217;s Senate\u2063 seat.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchin&#8217;s Political \u200dFuture<\/h3>\n<p>Manchin&#8217;s \u2062November announcement to\u2064 forgo reelection\u200b sparked rumors of a third-party presidential challenge. However, \u2062he dismissed \u200cspeculation last month, stepping away \u200cfrom a potential bid with\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer\/\" title=\"Calif. DA blasts Gov. Newsom for not stopping release of convicted killer\">bipartisan group<\/a> No Labels.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more from The Washington \u200bExaminer.<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats&#8217;\u200b Uphill Battle in the\u2064 Senate<\/h3>\n<p>Previously deemed \u2064the most\u2063 vulnerable Democrat for 2024, Manchin&#8217;s departure now marks the seat as a probable GOP gain. The \u2062Democrats are in \u200dfor a grueling fight, requiring victories across all competitive areas, including in Montana, Ohio, and\u2063 Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>With such a complex political chessboard\u200b ahead, \u200bSchumer&#8217;s move to retain Manchin could be more than a long-shot\u2014it might just be the strategic play that determines the power balance\u2063 in the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer still endeavors to retain Sen. Joe Manchin, who stepped back from higher ambitions last November. 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