{"id":2256821,"date":"2024-05-31T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:35:37","slug":"joe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin&#8217;s Departure from the Democratic Party"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fjoe-manchin-leaves-the-democratic-party%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=2256821&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--><p>West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin\u2063 left the Democratic Party to become an independent, citing \u200c&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-oz-makes-final-pitch-as-voters-head-to-the-polls\/\" title=\"Dr. Oz Makes Final Pitch as Voters Head to the Polls\">partisan extremism<\/a>&#8221; in both major parties. He emphasized prioritizing \u2064country over party and the need for common ground in\u200c politics. By \u200dregistering as an independent, he aims to represent the sensible \u200cmajority and bridge\u2064 divides in a fractured political landscape. West Virginia Senator Joe\u2062 Manchin&#8217;s switch from the Democratic Party to independent status underscores \u200dhis concerns about &#8220;partisan extremism&#8221;\u2063 and his commitment to prioritizing the nation over party politics. His move aims to unite the \u2063moderate voices and \u2063bridge the growing divides in the current political environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he had left the Democratic Party and had registered as an independent, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/31\/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-independent?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=editorial&#038;utm_source=twitter\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin cited \u201cpartisan extremism\u201d from both Democrats and Republicans as the primary reason for his decision to register as an independent, claiming both parties had left \u201cWest Virginia and our country behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my first day in public service in 1982, I have always focused on doing what\u2019s best for my state and my country, without regard to party or politics. Throughout my days in elected office, I have always been proud of my commitment to common sense, bipartisanship and my desire to bring people together. It\u2019s who I am. It\u2019s who I will always be. I have never seen America through a partisan lens,\u201d Manchin said in his statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/west-virginia-sen-joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-registers-independent\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, since becoming a United States Senator in 2010, I have seen both the Democrat and Republican parties leave West Virginia and our country behind for partisan extremism while jeopardizing our democracy,\u201d he continued. \u201cToday, our national politics are broken and neither party is willing to compromise to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>. To stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with no party affiliation and continue to fight for America\u2019s sensible majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tvMB2N87AW\">pic.twitter.com\/tvMB2N87AW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin\/status\/1796547335767671199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,\u201d Manchin posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Widely considered a moderate in the Senate, Manchin broke with President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party on several issues, including certain provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/02\/16\/joe-manchin-2024-presidential-race\">noted<\/a>. He also threatened to oppose Biden\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency nominees in May 2023. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/manchin-says-he-would-think-very-seriously-about-break-with-democratic-party\">indicated<\/a> multiple times in the past that he was considering leaving the Democratic Party over its radical policies.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4696125-manchin-independent-leaves-democrats\/\">previously announced<\/a> in November 2023 that he would not seek re-election in the Senate, where he has served since 2010. Before entering the Senate, he served as the state\u2019s governor from 2005 to 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin indicated Wednesday that he would not enter the West Virginia governor\u2019s race, despite rampant speculation that he would jump in, and he instead expressed his support for the Democratic nominee, Steve Williams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy support is with Steve Williams,\u201d Manchin said, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4694293-joe-manchin-west-virginia-governor-race\/\">according<\/a> to The Hill. \u201cHe\u2019s been a friend of mine for 40 years, and we\u2019ve worked together. I know how good he is, I know how competent he is, and I know how hard he\u2019ll work. So, I\u2019ve been supporting Steve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717170739895000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Ps3XbgPF2rL6bDpL8t5Cu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Williams will face the Republican nominee, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, in November. Most election predictions forecast a solid victory for Morrisey.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a>. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin switched from the Democratic Party to independent status, driven by what he called &#8220;partisan extremism&#8221; in both major parties, as per Axios. Manchin expressed concern that Democrats and Republicans had neglected the interests of West Virginia and the nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1548,"featured_media":2256822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1252644317.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1252644317.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256821","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\/1548"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}