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May 12, 2024 · West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who announced in November that he will not seek re-election, said he "most certainly" believes Trump can achieve a victory in the 2024 election. West Virginia will ...
May 12, 2024 · May 12, 2024 9:56 am. . Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) admitted that former President Donald Trump very well could beat President Joe Biden in November, as Biden continues to trail in most polls.
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- The number of the day is … 87
- Eyes on 2024: New Hampshire primary set in stone
- ICYMI: What ELSE is happening in the world
Happening this Thursday: Biden and Xi meet, finding limited common ground on AI and fentanyl… Biden, in news conference, says Israel-Hamas war will stop “when Hamas no longer maintains the capacity to murder … and just do horrific things”… Senate passes short-term bill to avert government shutdown, sending it to president’s desk… Two new national polls (Fox, Quinnipiac) show Donald Trump narrowly ahead of Biden… And police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash at DNC headquarters.
But FIRST… Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had plenty to say about President Joe Biden, about former President Donald Trump and about a possible independent presidential bid in his interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on Wednesday.
On Trump: “I’m totally, absolutely scared to death that Donald Trump would become president again. I think we will lose democracy as we know it. And my reason for saying that, you can’t normalize this visceral hatred, calling people names and attacking people. You can’t basically think the only fair election is the one you win. And the only laws pertain to everybody but you. That’s not the country we are.”
On Biden: “I’m afraid that Joe Biden’s been pushed too far to the left. Can he come back? We’ll see. But the bottom line is that’s not the Joe Biden that we thought was being elected, to go that far left.”
On whether he’s considering an independent run for president: “I will do anything I can to help my country. And you’re saying, does that mean you would consider? Absolutely. Every American should consider if they’re in a position to help save the country. I think we’re on the wrong course. So I will do everything possible.”
On his deadline for making a decision: “People are saying, ‘Listen, Super Tuesday come and we have what we have? And has anybody moved or changed their position? Has anybody become more civil or more moderate or more centrist?’ Then you make a decision then.”
That’s how many senators voted in favor of a stopgap funding bill Wednesday night, averting a government shutdown, NBC’s Scott Wong and Kate Santaliz report.
Just 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voted against the bill, which passed the House on Tuesday. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill by Friday night, which is the deadline to fund the government.
The New Hampshire primary is officially set for Jan. 23, Secretary of State David Scanlan announced on Wednesday. The announcement also means the state is officially bucking the Democratic National Committee’s efforts to move the state back in the primary calendar.
The move was not a surprise — state law stipulates that the primary must be held at least one week before other states’ primaries. And the GOP-controlled state government was not inclined to change state law to comply with the DNC’s new calendar.
As a result, Biden’s name will not appear on the primary ballot and the state could lose delegates at the national convention.
But Biden’s supporters are organizing a campaign to write in Biden’s name on the primary ballot, NBC’s Mike Memoli, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Emma Barnett report from the Granite State. The effort is in part to test organizing ahead of the 2024 election. Even though New Hampshire has broken for Democrats in the last few general-election presidential contests, the race can still be close. And the state is hosting a competitive gubernatorial race next year.
“This is really about making sure that we have the foundation built so that in November we can carry New Hampshire and get those four electoral votes,” Jim Demers, one of the leaders of the write-in campaign, told NBC News. “A really good, strong showing by the president is critical.”
In other campaign news …
In a court filing Wednesday, President Biden’s son, Hunter, asked the judge presiding over his gun case to subpoena former President Trump and several officials who served in the Justice Department under his administration.
Nevada’s attorney general is investigating the state’s 2020 false electors, a group of “Republicans who supported Donald Trump and purported to be their states’ rightful electors,” even though Biden won Nevada, NBC’s Natasha Korecki reports.
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