BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, NOV 10, 2023 – 08:50 AM
In a setback for the Democratic Party’s ambition to retain control of the US Senate after 2024, Senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election next year, the centrist West Virginia Democrat announced on Thursday. At the same time, he raised the possibility of causing more mischief for the Democrats, as he also teased a potential independent bid for the White House.
Manchin’s move will almost certainly deliver his senate seat to the Republicans. By one measure, West Virginia is the reddest state of all: In 2020, Trump won the Mountain State by a 38.9% margin, his biggest trouncing of Biden anywhere.
Even before Manchin’s announcement, the Washington Post declared the “2024 Senate map is a GOP dream.”Republicans need just a two-state pickup to take over the Senate — unless America elects a Republican vice-president/Senate tie-breaker. In that latter scenario, taking West Virginia could be all they need, provided they can hold existing Republican seats. Montana Democrat Jon Tester is also in jeopardy.
Please read more at the below link:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/dems-jolted-manchin-wont-seek-re-election-ponders-white-house-bid
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