Manchin Outlines Pressure Campaign Against Major Presidential Candidates

Maverick Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday said he believed that having a third-party candidate run in the 2024 U.S. presidential election would “threaten” the two major political parties into tacking towards more moderate positions as their only path to victory.

The former West Virginia governor left open the door to being just such a candidate, but said he had not yet decided whether to launch a third party bid under the “No Labels” banner.

In an interview sponsored by the self-described centrist group No Labels, Manchin enticed an audience in New Hampshire saying, “I love independent everything … I’m the most independent Democrat you’ve ever met.”