West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said that he does not plan on leaving the Democratic Party right now, following recent departures.
"I’m not a Washington Democrat, I don’t know what to tell you," Manchin told reporters on Monday."But I have a lot of friends who aren’t Washington Republicans, and if a Washington independent is, as I said, more comfortable, you know, we’ll see what happens there, we’ll have to look."After disagreements over President Biden's Build Back Better agenda in October 2021, Manchin made comments threatening to leave the party.
"I said, me being a moderate centrist Democrat, if that causes you a problem, let me know, and I’d switch to bere-election in 2024Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks at a news conference after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act at the Capitol Building on Nov. 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
The question was raised to Manchin just days after Sinema announced her decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent. Sinema's sudden departure sparked speculation that Manchin may be considering the same exit, after the two moderate senators worked together to oppose the Democrats attempt to reform the filibuster.
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