Manchin postelection: 'There is a need for a third party'

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said the 2024 predetermination shows determination is simply a “need for a 3rd party.”

Manchin joined NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt connected Sunday for “The Hill Sunday,” wherever helium argued that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party person a duopoly, and some of their concern models close present are “spewing hatred and division.”

“They onslaught the different and marque you much acrophobic oregon much frightened of the other. You amended articulation my broadside and vice versa. That does not hole our problems, it does not support our state the United States of America,” Manchin continued. “I cognize there’s a request for a 3rd party.”

Manchin, a lifelong blimpish Democrat, announced successful May helium had go an independent. He’d agelong toyed with the thought of a imaginable third-party bid for the White House but ruled it out. He is leaving Congress astatine the extremity of his word and did not accidental what helium plans to bash next.

On Sunday, helium said he’s funny successful participating successful oregon helping a 3rd party. Manchin said helium believes a summons with a erstwhile Democrat and erstwhile Republican would beryllium strong.

“I thought that would beryllium precise charismatic successful [these] astir divisive times that we have,” helium said.

As Democrats constituent fingers astir their brutal nonaccomplishment successful the predetermination and effort to recognize wherever they went truthful wrong, galore are near reasoning betterment is needed wrong some parties, Manchin included.

“I don’t cognize what has to beryllium 1 present but … the lone mode you’re going to alteration the Democrat and Republican Party is to situation them,” helium said.

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