Just Sunday morning, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (I) was calling on President Joe Biden to pass the torch and telling CNN's Jake Tapper that he believed Democrats should employ an "open process" to choose a new presidential nominee, suggesting his neighboring governors Andy Beshear (KY) and Josh Shapiro (PA) might be well suited to such an endeavor. (This was prior to the announcement from Biden that he no longer intends to seek reelection.)
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Early Sunday evening, however, came news that Manchin is considering re-registering as a Democrat in order to seek the nomination himself.
Tapper noted on X:
Sources close to Sen Joe Manchin, independent of WV, say he's considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring
The Bulwark/MSNBC's Sam Stein shared a similar report:
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One should note that Manchin is simply rumored to be "considering" such a move. With multiple Democrats seeming to be circling the wagons around Vice President Kamala Harris, will he buck the trend and actually mount a challenge? We'll know soon enough.