Manchin Heads to New Hampshire To Flirt With Third-Party Presidential Run — While Rival for His Senate Seat Announces Impressive Fundraising Haul

The senator has yet to announce if he’s running for re-election — a race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber.

AP/Mariam Zuhaib, file
Senator Manchin at the Capitol, September 20, 2022. AP/Mariam Zuhaib, file

Senator Manchin is traveling to New Hampshire for an event focused on putting up a third-party candidate for the presidency just as his most formidable opponent for his Senate seat, Governor Justice, has announced that his campaign has raised almost $1 million, a large haul for West Virginia.

This Monday, Mr. Manchin will be at an event for No Labels, which is courting him as a potential third-party presidential candidate in 2024. Mr. Manchin, who stepped down as the honorary co-chairman of No Labels in 2014, has refused to answer whether he will seek re-election in West Virginia in 2024.

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