{"id":2317963,"date":"2024-08-02T03:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-not-seeking-reelection-after-filing-deadline-passes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T03:35:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:35:25","slug":"manchin-not-seeking-reelection-after-filing-deadline-passes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-not-seeking-reelection-after-filing-deadline-passes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin not seeking reelection after filing deadline passes &#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\">22<\/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-not-seeking-reelection-after-filing-deadline-passes-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=2317963&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 (I-WV) has officially \u200cconfirmed that he will not seek reelection, following the\u2062 filing deadline for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-man-trying-to-shake-up-yales-secretive-governing-body\/\" title=\"Meet the Man Trying to Shake Up Yale\u2019s Secretive Governing Body\">independent candidates<\/a> in West Virginia. Despite earlier speculation and jokes \u2064about potentially re-entering \u200dthe race, Manchin&#8217;s name\u200b did not appear\u200b on the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-we-feared-incoming-leftist-coalition-govt-in-germany-to-push-for-a-federal-eu-superstate\/\" title=\"&#039;Everything We Feared&#039; -- Incoming Leftist Coalition Govt in Germany to Push for a Federal EU Superstate\">candidate list<\/a>, aligning with his \u2064previous \u200cstatements about stepping away from his Senate position. The senator, who has been known \u200bfor his unpredictable political maneuvers, had previously contemplated a presidential \u2062run \u2063but \u200ddecided against it. Recently, he indicated interest in a possible return to the Democratic Party to pursue\u2063 a nomination, but\u2064 ultimately chose not to pursue \u2064reelection, solidifying his commitment to not running again.  <\/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\">It&rsquo;s official: Joe Manchin is not seeking reelection after filing deadline passes<\/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_1709436\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Manchin&rsquo;s\">Joe Manchin&rsquo;s<\/a> (I-WV) ability to keep reporters and fellow senators guessing on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068771\/manchin-moments-away-abandoning-biden-huge-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Manchin&rsquo;s\">nearly every move<\/a> is perhaps second to none.<\/p>\n<p>So when the Democrat-turned-independent declared last year he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2455649\/manchin-wont-seek-senate-reelection-as-he-promises-to-fight-to-unite-the-middle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wouldn&rsquo;t seek reelection\">wouldn&rsquo;t seek reelection<\/a> against long odds in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-bloated-infrastructure-plan-criticized-by-republican-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s bloated infrastructure plan criticized by Republican lawmakers\">ruby red state<\/a>, reporters still sought to confirm he hadn&rsquo;t had a change of heart long after.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia&rsquo;s filing deadline for independent candidates seeking political office came and went on Thursday. True to Manchin&rsquo;s word, the secretary of state&rsquo;s online candidate list bore no mention of the 76-year-old&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<p>In the days leading up, Manchin quipped that perhaps he may still launch an 11th-hour campaign for some sort of office in the Mountain State.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We still have a lot of time left,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>earlier this week. &ldquo;Nah, I&rsquo;m messing with you. I don&rsquo;t think so. I&rsquo;m pretty sure I&rsquo;m not. I&rsquo;m just kidding, I&rsquo;m not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Manchin weighed a third-party presidential run against President Joe Biden but decided against it. Last month, in the midst of the fallout from Biden&rsquo;s exit from the race, a close Manchin ally suggested the senator was considering a switch back to the Democratic Party to seek the nomination. However, he quickly batted down the notion and opted instead to advocate a contested primary.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&rsquo;s party switch in June came just one day before the deadline by which he needed to become an independent should he have wanted to run for an office by the Thursday filing deadline, fueling further speculation he may not retire from Washington politics.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin&rsquo;s departure from the Senate, which he&rsquo;s served in since 2010, at the end of his term in January 2025 will take with it one of the chamber&rsquo;s most centrist voices &mdash; and a key seat for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) is expected to glide to victory as Manchin&rsquo;s successor in November, a gut-punching flip for Democrats&rsquo; one-seat majority. That means to keep the chamber with a 50-50 tie, the party must successfully defend all of its competitive races in seven other states and Vice President Kamala Harris must win the White House.<\/p>\n<p>If former President Donald Trump prevails, or if Republicans can flip any additional seats, the Senate will fall to the GOP.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for Manchin&rsquo;s horizon, he&rsquo;s vowed to become more active in his daughter&rsquo;s nonprofit centrist political group,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanstogether.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans Together<\/a>, and travel the country to speak about centrist politics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to bring the country together, and we&rsquo;ll still do that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1709436\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1709436\"}});<\/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>It&#8217;s now confirmed: Joe Manchin will not run for reelection after the filing deadline has passed. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) is known for keeping both reporters and colleagues in suspense about his decisions. When he announced last year that he would not pursue reelection in the heavily Republican state, many still sought reassurance that he hadn&#8217;t changed his mind. The deadline for independent candidates in West Virginia came and went on Thursday, and true to his word, Manchin&#8217;s name was absent from the secretary of state&#8217;s online candidate list. In the days leading up to this, he joked about possibly launching a last-minute campaign for some office in West Virginia, saying, &#8220;We still have a lot of time left,&#8221; but quickly added that it was just a joke. Last year, he considered running as a third-party candidate against President Biden but ultimately chose not to. Recently, amid Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race, an ally suggested Manchin might switch back to the Democratic Party to seek their nomination; however, he dismissed this idea and instead supported holding a contested primary.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin switched parties in June just before the deadline required if he wanted to run as an independent by Thursday\u2019s filing date\u2014this fueled speculation about whether he&#8217;d retire from politics altogether. His exit from the Senate at the end of his term in January 2025 will mark a loss of one of its most centrist voices and an important seat for Democrats. Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) is anticipated to win easily as Manchin&#8217;s successor this November\u2014a significant setback for Democrats&#8217; slim majority.<\/p>\n<p>To maintain a 50-50 tie in the Senate, Democrats must defend all competitive races across seven other states while hoping Vice President Kamala Harris retains her position; if former President Donald Trump wins or Republicans gain additional seats, control will shift to them.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Manchin plans to become more involved with his daughter\u2019s nonprofit centrist political organization called Americans Together and intends to travel nationwide promoting centrist politics. &#8220;I just want to bring the country together,&#8221; he stated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2317964,"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\/08\/manchin-declines-to-file-for-political-office.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4426,5894,8313,3740,32076],"class_list":["post-2317963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-manchin","tag-politics","tag-reelection","tag-senate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/manchin-declines-to-file-for-political-office.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317963","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=2317963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}