Manchin considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring

[Miles Archer]

Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
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
6:48 PM · Jul 21

Link to tweet

[Hope22]

1. Yes...

He’s found one corner left to poop in..

[COL Mustard]

41. What was it the Trumpers were saying, as recently as noon today?

A slight modification but Fuck Joe Manchin.

[W_HAMILTON]

2. LOL, don't waste your time, dude. Go enjoy your yacht.

[TwilightZone]

3. Aside from the fact he has no chance, he should turn on the news.

If he thinks he's going to stop this train, he's deluding himself.

[Aviation Pro]

4. Manchin should shove a lump of coal

Up his colon.

Fuckwit.

[justhanginon]

23. I agree but in Manchin's case it should be his coalon. Dirty coal is his life blood and his wealth.

[we can do it]

5. He's not a democrat now?

[TwilightZone]

8. Nope.

He registered as an independent a couple months ago.

[Groundhawg]

10. No

[Brownie63]

16. He jumped ship and went independent.

He was considering a run with republican Mitt Romney on a mixed ticket designed to appeal to middle grounders. It never got any traction. I guess he still harbors a fantasy about being elected and is grasping at straws. Expect to see other bizarre long shots come out of the woodwork until a candidate is officially selected.

[ExciteBike66]

6. Hahahaha

Quick, let me back on the ship!!!

[Tribetime]

7. Now he can endorse Harris

[TwilightZone]

15. I'm slightly surprised that he didn't already.

But not that surprised.

[msongs]

9. as george carlin said in another recent post, there's stupid, then there's full of shit, and finally effing nuts nt

[NoveltySocks]

11. This man is such a menace.

I'm sure a Joe Manchin campaign will "excite" the "youths."

[Dennis Donovan]

12. He'll be humiliated

...and it will be delicious to watch. He can pick Sinema as his running mate,

[lame54]

13. His hat's too big for any ring

[Tadpole Raisin]

14. No matter what he says, he is the antithesis of a selfless politician.

That’s phrase is probably worthy of oxymoron status.

For Biden it’s the real deal. Manchin is a wannabe.

[EarlG]

17. Better to defeat him at the convention

than have him out there trying to run third party, I guess.

[TwilightZone]

25. He said he wasn't going to run third-party back in February.

He also said (earlier today, it appears) that he wouldn't run for the Dem nom should Biden withdraw, for what it's worth.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/07/21/sotu-manchin-on-running-for-president.cnn

So, we might want to take "sources close to" with a grain of salt. We seem to decide whether to accept them or not based on the content of their comments.

[EarlG]

27. Sounds good

I should absolutely know better than to trust a Jake Tapper "sources say" tweet.

It's been a long day...

[TwilightZone]

38. Agreed.

It's kind of a toss-up. Believe something Jake Tapper posts or believe something Manchin says (and, maybe later, hedges on)?

Oof, tough one.

Also agree on the long day. Historic, and kind of exciting in a welcome-to-a-new era way, but exhausting.

[stopdiggin]

18. hahahahahahahahahahahahah - breath - hahahahahaha

thanks. every day needs a touch of the light hearted and purely absurd ..

[PuraVidaDreamin]

19. Manchin is one Fickle Fellow

and is completely reviled by the Democratic party

[BannonsLiver]

20. I guess he has a humiliation fetish.

[From The Ashes]

21. Not that I believe anything Jake Tapper says...

but my default position with Manchin is 'Go kick rocks, Manchin. ' Mr. Tapper can join you.

[ribrepin]

22. I had RFK jr on my bingo card

But not Manchin

[Blaukraut]

24. Read the room, Manchin n/t

[liberal N proud]

26. He needs to just go away.

He needs to be retired

[Joinfortmill]

28. Oh, go away, Manchin.

[LilElf70]

29. Manchin....

What a waste of keystrokes.

A total useless POS. He stands for NOTHING!!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

30. Joe Manchin hasn't a clue about his low popularity in Democratic circles?

[beaglelover]

31. Too late! Support for Harris as our nominee is growing in leaps and bounds. Democrats are EXCITED about her

candidacy and she will win in November! Look at how much money has been raised from small donors in just a few hours!

[quakerboy]

32. the number of votes he would get

Plus the amount of moral fiber on the entire republican ticket combined would still not be enough to buy a penny gumball

[Doodley]

33. Trying to be a spoiler. Typical asshole move.

[Freethinker65]

34. He couldn't even win re-election for his Senate seat!

[JustAnotherGen]

35. He's 76

Born in 1947. That's not a bridge to the next generation.

[Ilsa]

36. He should stay Independent and draw votes from Trump.

I think he could do exactly that.

[MustLoveBeagles]

37. No

[dflprincess]

39. If your goal is to get Democrats to stay home on election day - Manchin's your guy.

With him we could lose the White House, the Senate, have no chance of taking back the House & probably lose a few state legislatures as well.

And he's 76 years old - how is that an improvement?

[roscoeroscoe]

40. What an Asshat

Or how 'bout Whistleass? Manchin is embarrassing himself again. Pay no attention.

[redqueen]

42. He's delusional

He cannot seriously believe he'd have any significant amount of support.

[Renew Deal]

43. Good luck with that.

Could he find enough DNC members to support him? I can see a scenario for alternatives, but he's not one of them.