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May 31, 2024 · Senator Joe Manchin III, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who has said he will retire at the end of his term, on Friday switched his party registration to independent, the final step in...
May 31, 2024 · Manchin becomes the second Senate Democrat in recent years to switch their party affiliation to independent. In late 2022, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced she was leaving the party...
May 31, 2024 · West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin switched his party registration Friday from Democrat to Independent.
Oct 21, 2021 · The saga over Sen. Joe Manchin's party affiliation comes after an article claimed the West Virginia Democrat had plans to become an independent. Machin has denied the report.
Jun 3, 2024 · Retiring U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s decision to leave the Democratic Party on Friday resulted from “partisan extremism” as he officially changed his affiliation to independent—much like his Arizona colleague, Senator Kyrsten Sinema in 2022.
May 31, 2024 · Sen. Joe Manchin, a longtime Democrat from West Virginia, announced he has left his party to become an independent. “My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,” Manchin said Friday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
May 31, 2024 · Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) has about a week left to decide his political future as he comes under mounting pressure to consider a gubernatorial bid against his past rival, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R).
Aug 10, 2023 · Dissecting Manchin's move from denying a possible party switch to leaning into it, and what it means.
Dec 8, 2021 · Now, Manchin has beaten back rumors of a potential party switch in the past, insisting he has never considered becoming a Republican but has contemplated becoming an independent who caucuses...
Apr 28, 2022 · Manchin had rejected party-switching appeals in the past, so Thune pitched him on becoming an independent and caucusing with the Republicans, according to reporting from Burns and Martin.
