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Live updates: Sen. Joe Manchin says Biden should drop reelection campaign
The Associated Press ^ | July 21, 2024 | BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Posted on 07/21/2024 6:42:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is urging President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid.

Manchin joins a growing number of lawmakers trying to pressure the Democratic president to reconsider his plans to continue campaigning against Trump.

Nearly three dozen congressional Democrats have called on Biden to step aside following a debate performance earlier this month that raised open questions about Biden’s ability to mount a convincing campaign.

Manchin, who became an independent in May after years as a Democrat, is not seeking reelection to the Senate. His remarks came Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: biden; california; dementia; election2024; joemanchin; kamalaharris; westvirginia

1 posted on 07/21/2024 6:42:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Shush!


2 posted on 07/21/2024 6:44:04 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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Manchin said he believes that if Biden exits the race now, it would allow him to address a series of key issues and his departure would give him the chance to “show the rest of the world the orderly transfer of power from the superpower of the world.”

“He will go down with a legacy unlike many people, as one of the finest and truly a [patriotic] American,” Manchin said. “So, with that, I come with a heavy heart to think the time has come for him to pass the torch to a new generation.”

- NBC News


3 posted on 07/21/2024 6:46:57 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's mone)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Anyone who thinks Biden is a great and patriotic American is deeply insane—a danger to themselves and others around them.


4 posted on 07/21/2024 6:48:23 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Joe Manchin isn’t even a democrat anymore (he switched to Independent a couple months ago). If Biden doesn’t care what Pelosi or Obama say, why does Manchin think the views of a non-democrat are going to make any difference?


5 posted on 07/21/2024 6:48:53 AM PDT by apillar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Manchin again steps in with an opinion that will not effect him because he’s not running and declared himself an independent (squishy Democrat in other words).


6 posted on 07/21/2024 6:57:28 AM PDT by Trumpette1954 (Live laugh love!cper)
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To: Trumpette1954

Doesn’t cost him anything.


7 posted on 07/21/2024 6:58:51 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Biden campaigned in 2020 by hiding in his basement.

He couldn’t draw flies to his rallies.

The Democrats didn’t complain then.


8 posted on 07/21/2024 6:59:39 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Drip drip drip...one after another, day after day

A headline a day to make Old senile Joe go away!

Delicious


9 posted on 07/21/2024 7:03:51 AM PDT by baclava
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sorry, there Manchin-on-a-Hill. HotAir reported just Friday that the DNC is “proceeding” with plans for an early nomination of the Rutabaga.

The Hoax News Coup has failed.


10 posted on 07/21/2024 7:26:48 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“He will go down with a legacy unlike many people, as one of the finest...”


This is the carrot. Drop out of the race and our convention will make the Wellstone memorial look like nothing. Four nights of continuous praise watched by a massive audience.

And the stick? But Joe, if you insist on running and you take down the party, you will be blamed, you’ll become the democrat Hoover, reviled and vilified for at least a half century.


11 posted on 07/21/2024 7:37:59 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Light that torch Joe.


12 posted on 07/21/2024 7:38:37 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did Trump consider picking this hillbilly?


13 posted on 07/21/2024 7:54:34 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Manchin is trying to ingratiate himself with Rat PooBahs who are trying to oust Biden. He thinks the vacuum may open up a play for himself - at least a VP play. A Manchin delusion ? Yes!


14 posted on 07/21/2024 8:49:41 AM PDT by Reily (f)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Joe Manchin or Joe Biden?
AP-Always Propaganda is usually confused addled and disoriented.


15 posted on 07/21/2024 9:55:27 AM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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