{"id":2303657,"date":"2024-07-21T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-calls-on-biden-to-end-reelection-campaign-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:48:11","slug":"manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin urges Biden to end reelection bid &#8216;with a heavy heart&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner%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=2303657&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, an independent from West Virginia, has urged President Joe Biden \u200cto end \u2064his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/auto-workers-union-withholds-support-for-bidens-reelection-campaign-over-his-ev-policies\/\" title=\"Auto union doesn&#039;t back Biden&#039;s reelection due to his EV policies.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a> due<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-athletes-denounce-biden-executive-order-on-gender-identity\/\" title=\"Female athletes denounce Biden executive order on gender identity\">growing concerns<\/a> \u2062about Biden&#8217;s electability. Manchin, who caucuses with Democrats, expressed \u2064his concerns during interviews on Sunday \u2062morning talk shows, stating that\u200d he \u2064was\u2062 making the call &#8220;with\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-player-dead-at-28-years-old\/\" title=\"Ex-NFL player dies at 28.\">heavy\u2062 heart<\/a>.&#8221; He highlighted the urgency of the\u200c situation \u200dfollowing last month&#8217;s debate and\u2063 pointed to feedback from colleagues and donors\u200b who\u200d are expressing doubts about Biden&#8217;s candidacy.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Manchin calls on Biden to end reelection campaign &lsquo;with a heavy heart&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1707860\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) urged President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> to end his reelection campaign, citing growing Democratic concerns about Biden&rsquo;s electability following last month&rsquo;s debate.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, emphasized the urgency of the situation during separate interviews on Sunday morning talk shows, saying he was making such calls &ldquo;with a heavy heart,&rdquo; according to his comments to ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first week after the debate, I thought the president needed time to evaluate and make a decision if he was going to at that time, and then I thought, well, we&rsquo;d hear from my colleagues who are in very difficult, challenging areas of the country, whether it be in Congress, as far as their districts, or in the states, as far as my senators, and they&rsquo;re speaking out now. And then when you see the donor class, basically, speaking up and saying that they went a different direction, if you will,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNNSotu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sen_JoeManchin<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jaketapper<\/a> that &ldquo;I came to the decision with a heavy heart that it&rsquo;s time to pass the torch to a new generation&rdquo; and that President Biden should step aside. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/glujXQ0hJf\">pic.twitter.com\/glujXQ0hJf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1815011923559108659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Manchin similarly told CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of The Union <\/em>that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s time to pass the torch to a new generation,&rdquo; without specifying who the Democrats&rsquo; choice would be should Biden choose to bow out of the 2024 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1707860\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1707860\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchin has urged Biden to consider ending his reelection campaign due to concerns about his electability, stating that he made this call &#8220;with a heavy heart.&#8221; Manchin emphasized the urgency of the situation and suggested that it may be time for a new generation to take the lead. He did not specify who the Democrats&#8217; choice would be if Biden were to step aside. 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