So there has been talk of Manchin changing parties.......

[a kennedy]

Supporters of former President Donald Trump who attended a fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that they hoped the lawmaker would switch parties and challenge President Joe Biden in 2024.

CNBC reported that buzz about a possible party switch was overheard at a fundraiser for Manchin hosted by billionaire Nelson Peltz in Florida. Attendees paid $5,000 a plate to see Manchin speak.

According to the report, "several top executives said they privately hoped the conservative Democrat would switch parties and run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 elections."

"Although Manchin told the group he plans to run for reelection to the Senate as a Democrat, a small group of donors at the event privately said they hope he changes parties and runs for president as a Republican against Biden in 2024 instead," the report said.

Some attendees of the event were said to have "once supported Trump" and look at Manchin "as someone who could successfully run in a Republican primary and then possibly defeat Biden," CNBC noted.

From Raw Story

[Amishman]

1. There has been rumors of this for over a year. Not going to give it any thought

He'd be foolish to do it at this point with the 50/50 split unlikely to survive past next Jan (one way or another)

[elleng]

2. They 'hope.'

[Celerity]

5. ...

[LakeArenal]

3. Changing Parties? So he's going to become a Democrat, right?

[Champion Jack]

8. Bingo

[keithbvadu2]

4. At present, he is a 'loyal' Democrat.

Some people worry that Manchin will become a Republican. In the current balance of parties, that will not happen. He would switch parties only if the Democrats have a large majority or the Republicans have a large majority. He is in a maximum position of power right now and he knows it. The Democrats have to kiss his ass to keep him. If he switches parties he will become just-another-Republican.

At present, he is a 'loyal' Democrat.

[walkingman]

7. Good points - sad reality.

[tavernier]

6. Manchin is greedy, but not stupid.

He knows that if he switched parties he would no longer be the cock of the walk, and will certainly be at the bottom of the barrel in the republican party, because his vote wont carry much weight there. And he certainly knows that their presidential talk is just simply to stroke his ego. But oddly enough, deep down, he still is basically a Democrat, even though he grinds his heels into the dirt when the vote isn’t beneficial to his pockets.
He likes the chair he sits in right now. I really don’t expect him to make a change.

[Gaugamela]

9. I'd almost welcome it. Manchin would completely split the Republican vote, and

guarantee a Democratic win. There’s no way he would satisfy the crazies.

[VarryOn]

10. They aren't changing parties...

Give it up.

[UTUSN]

11. If he switched would have to primary Drumpf/deSatan

[tritsofme]

12. This is so stupid, it just sounds made up.

Manchin would struggle in a WV Republican primary for his Senate seat if he flipped.

The idea that he would enter the GOP presidential primary is just profoundly dumb, he would have no chance.

[MerryBlooms]

13. I agree with you. OP is complete nonsense.

[TwilightZone]

14. Still the same nonsense it's always been.

The only people talking about it are people who have no idea what they're talking about.

It's always been nonsense. He's perfectly happy being a Democrat; he's been quite clear on that note, contrary to the incessant chatter here and elsewhere.

[Iggo]

16. People who have no idea, and people generating clicks.

[LiberalFighter]

19. Yep! I would love a meat thermometer stuck up their kiester.

[Celerity]

20. not even clicks, there is no link, lololol

[SmallFry]

15. This is some my pillow guy level shit. NT

[iemanja]

17. He'd never win a GOP nomination for Prez

Surely he knows that.

[LiberalFighter]

18. He would lose against Biden.