Manchin has long been an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party and an obstacle to many of President Joe Biden’s legislative priorities.
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Manchin says he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans.
He had announced in November that he wouldn’t seek re-election to the Senate in the heavily GOP state, making Republicans heavy favorites to pick up a seat in their bid to retake the majority next year. But his announcement left many questions unanswered. Manchin did not disclose if he will continue caucusing with Democrats in the Senate, where they hold a slim majority. And he did not indicate if he will be running for political office in the near future.Manchin announced in February that he would not be running for president, saying he didn’t want to be a “spoiler.”
Manchin has long wanted to switch his party affiliation to become an independent, according to a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. But a looming deadline in West Virginia forced the issue.
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