It Doesn't Matter If Joe Manchin Runs For President

Joe Manchin retired from the Senate because he was likely to lose next year, and if he runs for president, he won't hurt Biden.

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Joe Manchin Sounds Like A Presidential Candidate While Announcing His Senate Departure

In a video, Sen. Manchin (D-WV) announced that he would not be running for reelection, but it was other moments of speech that made it sound like he is not retiring.

Here are some quotes from the video:

The promise that I made to my dad all those years ago has been my north-star. I’ve never cared about where good ideas came from and I never blamed one side for creating a problem nor believed only one side could fix them.

When America is at her best, we get things done by putting country before party, working across the aisle and finding common ground. Many times, this approach has landed me in hot water, but the fight to unite has been well worth it.

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