{"id":2382987,"date":"2024-12-23T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-blasts-toxic-democratic-brand-in-final-break-with-his-former-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T14:46:07","slug":"manchin-blasts-toxic-democratic-brand-in-final-break-with-his-former-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-blasts-toxic-democratic-brand-in-final-break-with-his-former-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin blasts \u2018toxic\u2019 Democratic brand in final break with his former party &#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\">30<\/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-blasts-toxic-democratic-brand-in-final-break-with-his-former-party-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=2382987&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-defends-sending-of-cluster-munitions-not-going-to-leave-ukraine-defenseless\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan justifies sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, stating that it is necessary to ensure their defense.\">recent \u200dinterview<\/a> with CNN, \u200dSenator Joe Manchin (I-WV) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">expressed\u200c strong criticism<\/a> of the Democratic Party, describing it as &#8220;toxic.&#8221; This statement came as he prepares\u200b to leave Congress,marking a critically important \u2064moment as \u2062he officially distances himself from his former\u200c party. Manchin&#8217;s comments highlight his discontent with the current state \u200dof the Democratic Party as he \u200creflects on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-would-happen-if-florida-revoked-disneys-special-governing-arrangement\/\" title=\"What Would Happen If Florida Revoked Disney\u2019s Special Governing Arrangement?\">political journey<\/a>.  <\/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 blasts &lsquo;toxic&rsquo; Democratic brand in final break with his former party<\/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_1918800\" 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\">Joe Manchin<\/a> (I-WV) blasted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Manchin\">Democratic Party<\/a> as &ldquo;toxic&rdquo; in one of his final interviews before leaving Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/22\/politics\/joe-manchin-congress-democratic-party\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with CNN, Manchin, who broke with the Democratic Party in 2024 after a lifetime of membership, said the growing toxicity of the Democratic &ldquo;brand&rdquo; was the primary reason for his departure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) is joined by staff just before delivering his final address as he prepares to retire from the Senate at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The D-brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of, it&rsquo;s just, it&rsquo;s toxic,&rdquo; he told CNN&rsquo;s Manu Raju.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin said the party was unrecognizable from the one he was a member of his whole life, arguing it was now too focused on cultural battles such as transgender issues and not enough on fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>He directed an attack on incoming Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar&rsquo;s (D-TX) claim that the Democrats would have won the 2024 election if they had been more like outgoing caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) instead of Manchin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For someone to say that, they&rsquo;ve got to be completely insane,&rdquo; the West Virginia independent said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people in America voted,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;They had that opportunity, you know, to vote with Kamala Harris and with Donald Trump. Donald Trump, there&rsquo;s not much [that] hasn&rsquo;t been said. You know exactly what you&rsquo;re getting. He hasn&rsquo;t made any bones about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Manchin also broke with Democratic orthodoxy by offering limited praise for President-elect Donald Trump, saying he gets &ldquo;along fine&rdquo; with him and is rooting for his success. He offered words of encouragement after seeing him at the Army-Navy game.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want you to succeed,&rdquo; Manchin said he told Trump. &ldquo;Every red-blooded American should want your president to succeed, whether you vote for him or not, whether the same party or not, whether you like him or not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He dodged answering who he voted for in November but has previously said he could never vote for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin contemplated a run for president in 2024 as an independent but decided against it. He opted not to run for reelection in the Senate in 2024 after polls showed a looming devastating loss against Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The West Virginia senator told CNN that he looks back on his 40-year political career fondly but that he &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think&rdquo; he will miss the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has cast himself as a voice of reason, frequently criticizing Democrats and Republicans in his final years of office. The approach hasn&rsquo;t won him many friends, leading to his exit from the Democratic Party in his final year in the Senate. 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