Posted on 11/17/2023 7:58:48 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Thursday on FNC’s “Special Report,” outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) addressed speculation he would seek the White House as a third-party candidate in 2024.
The West Virginia Democrat gave low marks to the two parties’ frontrunners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
He told FNC host Bret Baier he had little confidence in either and warned of consequences if Trump were to win a second term.
“Well, first of all, we don’t know on Super Tuesday who the two candidates may be on the Democrat and Republican side,” Manchin said. “But right now, I guess all odds are they will be Donald Trump and Joe Biden. And I’m as honest as I can be with you, Bret. I believe that Donald Trump being elected again would destroy democracy as we know it. I — I’m concerned. I’m very scared because he’s already said what he would do. He’s going to use the power of the office for revenge. He’s going to basically — he doesn’t believe that — the only election — what he believes is, the only fair election is the one he won. And he doesn’t believe in the rule of law, to where the law only pertains to everybody but him.”
“It’s a horrible situation,” he continued. “And I just — I’m scared of that. That would destroy our country as I know it. And Joe Biden is not the person when he came there saying, I know how it works, I can bring the country together, I’m a centrist. Well, he’s pulled clear far to the left. So, let’s see what happens. Will anybody change? I don’t know. Will the rhetoric change? But if we don’t mobilize the moderate, sensible, what — we’re going to call them the radical middle, OK, the radical middle.
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So much for Manchin being a “good guy”.
But it might just save the Republic
That’s the idea.
Trump is our last hope Joe.... literally
Exactly. “Democracy” is used both to placate the rubes that they have a say, and also against which to fabricate “threats”.
Democracy as we know it needs to be destroyed. The corrupt politicians, including Manchin, have been stealing from the citizens for decades. Trump is the only hope of giving the country back to the people.
No Joe, he’s going to go after law breakers. Why does this concern you???
He’s sending out trial balloons to see what gets traction since he is contemplating a WH run.
Well since we’re a Constitutional Republic, this democracy thing is of non-importance.
Thank goodness we have Biden who saved the Democracy! </S>
So if we, the people, legally elect Trump… that somehow “harms” Democracy?
That’s BS.
Really people - it’s time to clean house.
Exactly!
he is ignoring the DNC memo saying old white semi-southern males need not apply!
Manchin is a blithering idiot. We are not a democracy.
Excellent! I'm in!
The screeching fear from the left is getting louder and crazier by the day.
“As we know it” — as in the Demunists and their Crime Syndicates, the Demunist elimination of the Rule of Law, the Demunist framing the then-president for ridiculous crimes, a thoroughly weaponized FBI and DOJ, the FBI fabricating and paying for “evidence,” the president who does not fulfill his oath to protect our nation, the president who single-handedly destroyed our energy industry, Deep State agencies grossly exceeding their authorities, out-of-control spending that is going to bankrupt all of us?
THAT “democracy as we know it”???
It’s long past due to totally destroy that and get back to a constitutional republic with a small government.
I see no downside to this.
You filthy Rats have already destroyed democracy.
“Democracy” as used by democrats does not mean “democracy” as used in the dictionary.
It means the quid pro quo money grab.
Stupid Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) calls us a democracy , but we are not a democracy with centralized governance, we are a REPUBLIC with decentralized governance in state sovereignty and separation of power in the feds.
WE ARE A FREE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!!!
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