{"id":2259017,"date":"2024-06-03T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-closes-door-on-running-for-political-office-despite-switch-to-independent\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:50:05","slug":"joe-manchin-closes-door-on-running-for-political-office-despite-switch-to-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-closes-door-on-running-for-political-office-despite-switch-to-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin Rules Out Future Political Runs Despite Party Change"},"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\">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%2Fjoe-manchin-closes-door-on-running-for-political-office-despite-switch-to-independent%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=2259017&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>Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who recently switched from Democrat to independent, announced that he has no plans to run for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dirty-money-beto-clings-to-100k-from-sam-bankman-fried-after-pledge-to-return-tainted-crypto-cash\/\" title=\"Beto holds onto 0K from Sam Bankman-Fried despite promise to return tainted crypto funds.\">political \u200doffice<\/a> in the future. Instead, he aims to focus on his daughter&#8217;s nonprofit centrist \u200cpolitical \u2062group, Americans Together. Manchin emphasized his independence and commitment to this new direction, highlighting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-evidence-dominion-voting-machines-have-made-in-china-labels\/\" title=\"PHOTO EVIDENCE: Dominion Voting Machines Have \u201cMade in China\u201d Labels\">long history<\/a> of voting independently. Senator Joe Manchin of\u2062 West Virginia, having transitioned from Democrat to independent, declared his disinterest in future political pursuits. His focus now shifts to Americans \u200cTogether, his daughter&#8217;s nonprofit\u2063 centrist political organization. Manchin&#8217;s emphasis on independence and dedication to this fresh initiative underscore his longstanding record of voting autonomously.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Manchin\">Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV) was adamant on Monday that his future does not hold any more political offices \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat-turned-independent said he has \u201cno intentions of running for political office\u201d and that last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3024128\/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-and-registers-as-independent-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"party switch\">party switch<\/a> was a long time in the making as he gears up to become more involved in his daughter\u2019s nonprofit centrist political group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanstogether.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Americans Together\">Americans Together<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe identifying now as an independent, which I\u2019ve always been independent but changing my registration so as I transition six months from now, I\u2019m going to be helping with Americans Together and my daughter,\u201d Manchin told reporters at the Capitol. \u201cThe brands are so toxic here in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been voting independently like this for the last 13 years,\u201d Manchin added.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, 76, has served in the Senate since 2010 and is not seeking reelection this November. He still caucuses with Democrats as an independent, which means he maintains his Senate Energy Committee gavel and the party keeps its one-seat majority.<\/p>\n<p>Despite previously tamping down rumors he may seek another statewide office or mount long-shot third-party runs, his change in party registration fueled further speculation. It came one day before the deadline by which he needed to become an independent should he decide to run for an office by the Aug. 1 filing deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur national politics are broken, and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground,\u201d Manchin said last week. \u201cTo 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<p>Manchin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Monday that he was aware of the timing correlation and suggested it was no coincidence, even as he sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-secy-psaki-dodges-questions-on-u-s-relations-with-israel\/\" title=\"White House Press Secy Psaki dodges questions on U.S. relations with Israel\">assure reporters<\/a> his time in public office is coming to a close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never close any doors. I understand that too,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been around for a long time, and you never say never because you never know, especially in the toxic political world that we live in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin confirmed that he\u2019s standing by his endorsement of Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the Democratic nominee for West Virginia governor, putting to bed the notion that he may mount an independent campaign. Manchin served as governor from 2005-2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of Manchin\u2019s rallying cries as a centrist political advocate crisscrossing the country for Americans Together will be to gin up support for open primaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy intentions are to transition into Americans Together, trying to bring the country together, understanding why we\u2019re limited on the people that we have on the ballot to vote for in general elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) firmly stated on Monday that he has no plans for further political roles, at least at the moment. The recent shift from Democrat to independent was a carefully considered decision. Manchin emphasized that he has no intention of seeking political office in the future as he prepares for a new direction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2259018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24121581289503.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2259017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24121581289503.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259017","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2259017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2259018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2259017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2259017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2259017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}