“Although Manchin told the group he plans to run for reelection to the Senate as a Democrat, a small group of donors at the event privately said they hope he changes parties and runs for President as a Republican against Biden in 2024 instead, the attendee said. This person noted that some attendees at the Peltz event, who once supported Trump, look at Manchin and his stances against some of his party’s policies as someone who could successfully run in a Republican primary and then possibly defeat Biden.”
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Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) previously called on Manchin to change sides to the Republican Party, telling Fox News last year, “He would be a lot more comfortable on our side.” Although, Manchin has since seemingly poured cold water on the notion.
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“I would like to hope that there are still Democrats that feel like I do. … I’m socially — I’m fiscally responsible and socially compassionate,” he recently told West Virginia Radio, according to CNN. “Now, if there’s no Democrats like that, then they’ll have to push me wherever they want me.”
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Manchin has become a thorn in the White House’s side due to his opposition to the President’s Build Back Better Act. In February, the West Virginia senator referred to it as “dead,” showing his unwillingness to back the $2 trillion bill. In addition to the Build Back Better Act, Manchin has aimed at the White House for its failure to contain increasing inflation. Last week, Manchin weighed in on consumer inflation rising to 8.5 percent, the most significant 12-month increase in roughly forty years.
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The senator announced in a statement:
“Let me be clear, inflation is a tax and today’s historic inflation data tells another chilling story about how these taxes on Americans are completely out of control.
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Hard earned wages and financial savings are disappearing faster every month as prices continue to climb, while the pain and frustration of spending more on everyday items lingers over us all, especially among those who can afford it the least. Americans are seeing some of the largest increases in goods such as gas up 48%, beef up 16%, chicken and milk up 13%, and staples like coffee and eggs are up 11%.”
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