Joe Manchin for Pres ? NO WAY. His state is doing so poorly as compaired to other 50 states

[Trueblue1968]

FROM THE ARTICLE ::: Manchin’s Democratic colleagues are watching his flirtation with a third-party run warily. Many would rather he run for reelection in West Virginia, a red state where Trump is popular and where Manchin is Democrats’ best chance of defending a seat in the 51-49 Democrat-controlled Senate.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-2024-no-labels_n_64b5bf8ce4b09a3b488e6ca3#

I AM NOT PUTTING MANCHIN DOWN but I think what he is contemplating will be VERY bad for Democrats across the nation.
I see that WEST VIRGINIA is doing horrible in the areas below but I guess Manchin doesn't see it that way. I think he needs to stay in the Senate.

Manchin: "I can do for the country what I've done in West Virginia"

-47th in education

-50th in healthcare

-50th in infrastructure

-47th in the economy

[doc03]

1. Why would Manchin run for president, the only reason I can think of is

to swing the election to Trump. Manchin has zero chance to win, what other reason could there be?
Same with RFK Jr.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Attention and fund raising?

The rich always want to get richer.

[Trueblue1968]

4. Manchin for president,the only reason I can think of is - MANCHIN says he'd run ONLY if he could win

We ALL know he has no chance of winning and RFK jr can't either.

Maybe they are running to bolster their own egos. Both are spoilers. ----- Just my opinion.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

3. Not disputing how bad WV is compared to other states

Nor that Manchin running for President would be bad. But he has no control over how the state is. He's in the Federal government. The fault lies with the state government. Is Sherrod Brown at fault for how things are going in Ohio? Of course not. What Manchin has done is steer federal money to WV and get approval for projects there as well as protect the interests of businesses located in the state(fossil fuel interests).

[walkingman]

5. He played a large part in the "Build Back Better" bill not passing and so he

had an impact on every State in the union.

Why is he even talking about the "No Label" party - because he is just wanting attention.

[Trueblue1968]

6. because he is just wanting attention-- Power and most of all MONEY.