{"id":2621038,"date":"2026-06-29T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-its-insane-that-democrats-prefer-socialism\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:02:13","slug":"joe-manchin-says-its-insane-that-democrats-prefer-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-its-insane-that-democrats-prefer-socialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin says it&#8217;s &#8216;insane&#8217; that Democrats prefer socialism"},"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\">18<\/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-says-its-insane-that-democrats-prefer-socialism%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=2621038&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>Former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin criticized his former Democratic Party for adopting socialist ideology, especially as the party supports more far-left candidates following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-trumps-republican-party\/\" title=\"It&#039;s Trump&#039;s Republican Party\">recent primary victories<\/a> by progressives across the country, notably in New York. He expressed disapproval of the increasing socialist views among Democrats,citing a Gallup poll indicating that 66% of Democrats view socialism more positively than capitalism. Manchin, who switched from Democrat to Autonomous in 2024, called the party&#8217;s shift &#8220;absolutely insane&#8221; and expressed frustration with it&#8217;s current direction, indicating he no longer aligns with it.He contrasted his views with those of Bernie Sanders, highlighting that while Sanders has always been true to his beliefs-including advocating for free education-Manchin believes in earning and personal duty. He criticized the party for losing support from unions and working Americans, suggesting it focuses too much on non-working individuals rather than those striving to make a living. Manchin&#8217;s shift and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >criticisms reflect broader concerns<\/a> about the democratic Party&#8217;s ideological changes and internal divisions.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former West Virginia Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\">Joe Manchin<\/a> criticized his former political party for embracing socialist ideology, as the Democratic Party leans into more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623341\/democrats-new-york-city-primaries-party-meaning\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623341\/democrats-new-york-city-primaries-party-meaning\/\">far-left candidates<\/a> following progressives\u2019 primary wins in New York and across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When discussing the recent primary wins by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">left-wing candidates<\/a>, Manchin was asked about a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/694835\/image-capitalism-slips.aspx\">Gallup poll <\/a>showing that 66% of Democrats view socialism \u201cmore positively\u201d than capitalism.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628969\/gop-doubles-down-save-america-act-supreme-court-mail-in-ballots-counted-after-election-day\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP doubles down on SAVE America Act after Supreme Court allows mail ballots to be counted late<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628640\/jacob-frey-endorses-angie-craig-minnesota-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jacob Frey backs Angie Craig for Senate over more progressive Peggy Flanagan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4628288\/maine-senate-race-polling-tight-platner-collins-abortion\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Maine Senate polling stays tight as Platner tries to hammer Collins on abortion<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former senator, who switched his affiliation from Democrat to Independent in 2024, called it \u201cabsolutely insane.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they do, then by God there is no <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-Party\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> left,\u201d Manchin said on Fox News\u2019s <em>One Nation<\/em> Sunday. \u201cThat is absolutely insane \u2026 that\u2019s another reason why I\u2019m not registered as a Democrat. I can\u2019t put up with that crazy s***. That\u2019s nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll was released ahead of the now-New York City Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Zohran-Mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani\u2019s<\/a> victory in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Mamdani\u2019s success, socialist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities\/\" title=\"After A Surge In Violent Crime, ... Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities\">progressive candidates<\/a> across the country have won Democratic primaries.\u00a0Three Mamdani-endorsed candidates, who were also backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, all won their primary races.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4599474\/what-to-know-nithya-raman-la-mayor\/\">Nithya Raman<\/a> won one of two spots in the Los Angeles mayoral general election, and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4610901\/janeese-lewis-george-kenyan-mcduffie-dc-mayor-primary-result\/\"> Janeese Lewis George<\/a> became the presumptive mayor when she won the Democratic primary in the Washington, D.C., mayoral primary election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After decades as a Democrat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3024128\/joe-manchin-leaves-democratic-party-and-registers-as-independent-2\/\">Manchin left the party<\/a> in May 2024 by changing his registration to Independent. At the time, Manchin accused both the Democratic and Republican parties of \u201cpartisan extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur national politics are broken, and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground,\u201d Manchin said in a statement at the time. \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<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to Mamdani being dubbed a \u201ckingmaker\u201d by those within the Democratic Party, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) was one of the leading figures of the progressive movement. Sanders endorsed the same far-left candidates that Mamdani supported in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/New-York-City\/\">New York City<\/a> primaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchin said Sanders has always held these beliefs, emphasizing how he differs from Sanders\u2019 outlook on government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne thing you have to appreciate about Bernie is he\u2019s been true to himself and what he\u2019s believed all his life,\u201d Manchin said. \u201cI have never agreed or believed in what Bernie has believed in.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe talked one time about education,\u201d Manchin added. \u201cHe wanted free education [and] I said, \u2018Bernie,\u2019 basically, \u2018people should earn. There\u2019s nothing about earning when you believe the government should be your sole provider.\u2019\u201d Manchin added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4622922\/elizabeth-warren-senate-republicans-still-bow-down-to-trump\/\"><strong>ELIZABETH WARREN: SENATE REPUBLICANS STILL \u2018BOW DOWN\u2019 TO TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building on this point about how much the party changed, Manchin recalled a conversation with another progressive Democrat, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Elizabeth-Warren\/\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA), who asked him why the party lost support from unions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou lost the union workers, you lost the working people of America, because they believe that the Democratic Party in Washington spends more time, efforts, and resources on able-body capable people that don\u2019t work or won\u2019t work than those that are still working trying to make a living,\u201d he recalled telling Warren at the time. \u201cThat\u2019s it in a nutshell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchin slams Dems for embracing socialism, warns party shift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2621039,"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\/2026\/06\/AP25259110073704.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32923,32696,5894,12428],"class_list":["post-2621038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-party","tag-joe-manchin","tag-politics","tag-socialism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25259110073704.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621038","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621042,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621038\/revisions\/2621042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}