Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party, Registers as Independent

‘Today, our national politics are broken and neither party is willing to compromise to find common ground,’ Sen. Joe Manchin said.
Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party, Registers as Independent
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) speaks at the Planet Word Museum in Washington, on March 19, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on May 31 that he has left the Democratic Party and become an independent.

“My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,” Mr. Manchin wrote in a post on social media platform X, showing a picture of himself with what appeared to be a voter registration form.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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