{"id":2303687,"date":"2024-07-21T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-calls-on-biden-to-end-reelection-campaign-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T10:18:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T14:18:24","slug":"manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner-3\/","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=\"float:left\"><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-3%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=2303687&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>This article highlights \u200dSenator Joe \u2063Manchin&#8217;s call\u2064 for President Joe Biden to end his \u2063<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.\">reelection campaign due<\/a> to growing concerns about his electability following a recent debate. Manchin, an independent\u2063 who caucuses with Democrats, expressed these\u2062 concerns\u200b during interviews on Sunday morning talk shows. He emphasized\u200c the urgency of the situation and said he was making this call\u200b &#8220;with\u200b a heavy heart.&#8221; Manchin pointed to feedback from colleagues in challenging political positions and the donor class expressing a desire\u200c for a \u2064different direction as reasons for his suggestion to Biden.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Manchin urges Biden to end reelection bid &#039;with a heavy heart&#039; - Washington Examiner\">end reelection campaign &#038;lsquo<\/a>;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-urges-biden-to-end-reelection-bid-with-a-heavy-heart-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Manchin urges Biden to end reelection bid &#039;with a heavy heart&#039; - Washington Examiner\">president needed time<\/a> 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 President Biden to consider ending his reelection campaign due to concerns about his electability following a recent debate. Manchin expressed his concerns during interviews on Sunday morning talk shows, stating that he was making the suggestion &#8220;with a heavy heart.&#8221; He mentioned that colleagues and donors have also expressed doubts about Biden&#8217;s candidacy. Manchin suggested that it may be time for Biden to &#8220;pass the torch to a new generation,&#8221; but did not specify who the Democrats&#8217; alternative choice would be. 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