Democratic Senator Joe Manchin dodged questions about a possible presidential run at Monday’s town hall hosted by a moderate political group.
Manchin met with Republican former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. town hall Kevin Cirilli, a Scripps News correspondent in New Hampshire, asked if Huntsman would be considered for vice president in 2024. re-election In 2018, he defended a filibuster against Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrissey and angered left-wing Democrats when he opposed some of Biden’s candidates. (Related article: ‘The stupidest thing ever’: ‘The View’ co-hosts attack moderates ‘stripping’ anti-Trump voters)
“John is a dear friend of mine, okay?” Mr. Manchin said, causing laughter from the audience. “I think people are getting ahead of themselves…they are putting the cart before the horse.”
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Huntsman ran for president in 2012 but lost out to Mitt Romney for the nomination. Romney ultimately lost the general election to President Barack Obama.
Manchin is currently seeking re-election in 2024 and will likely face Republican Rep. Alex Mooney of West Virginia or Republican Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia. Justice leads Manchin by 22 points, according to In a poll by the University of East Carolina.
Manchin declined to endorse Biden for re-election in July 2022 during a podcast appearance with Chris Cuomo. He refused to rule out the possibility of a third party running for office.
“If Joe Biden runs for re-election and he becomes the Democratic nominee, we’ll have to wait and see, depending on who the Republican nominee is,” Manchin said. according to to WBOY.
Liberals fear that Manchin’s run for a third party could leave the 2024 election to Donald Trump.
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