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Manchin, 'with a heavy heart,' calls on Biden to end his presidential campaign

TAL AXELROD
Sun, July 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM EDT

Manchin, 'with a heavy heart,' calls on Biden to end his presidential campaign
Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday called on Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign, the latest domino to fall in a broader Democratic upheaval over the president's ability to win this November.

Manchin, I-W.Va., who caucuses with Democrats but left the party earlier this year, told "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz that he came to the decision "with a heavy heart," but that the swell of Democrats issuing similar calls after last month's debate made the current situation untenable for Biden.

"The first week after the debate, I thought the president needed time to evaluate and make a decision if he was going to at that time, and then I thought, well, we'd hear from my colleagues who are in very difficult, challenging areas of the country, whether it be in Congress, as far as their districts, or in the states, as far as my senators, and they're speaking out now. And then when you see the donor class, basically, speaking up and saying that they went a different direction, if you will," he said.

Manchin argued that dropping out now would allow Biden to tackle a litany of issues he's prioritized, including uniting the country, ending fighting in Gaza and helping Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion, on top of being "able to show the rest of the world the orderly transfer of power from the superpower of the world."

"He will go down with a legacy unlike many people, as one of the finest and truly a [patriotic] American," Manchin said. "So, with that, I come with a heavy heart to think the time has come for him to pass the torch to a new generation."

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Dora Hates You

Does anyone like Joe Manchin?



Time for that douche to just crawl away and die.



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Edited: 07/21/2024 at 12:56 PM by fishkller

I'll second that. He has eaten too many chunks of coal.

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I was right.

He can't jump back on the relevance train now either. So much for anti climate change "centrism."

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Dementia Joe is a proven con-man and fraud. Worse, he preyed on the weak-minded. He told these mentally challenged people that he was mentally sharp and, lacking the requisite intelligence to see the obvious, they voted for him. The guy is despicable and richly deserves to be known as one of our worst presidents ever.

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I :heart; Q

Manchin reminds me of "putin''s favorite senator" Dana Rohrbacher.
Now run along, shut up, and sit down joey blowie.
and take your stanky pet mim's piglet with you...k?
buh bye, now

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It's a democratic hoax