Joe Manchin fuels speculation around third-party 2024 run with No Labels event
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sen Joe Manchin continued to feed speculation about his political future by appearing at an event with No Labels as he weighs whether to make a third-party run for president. “We're here to make sure the American people have an option.” Mr Manchin, who appeared with former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican who served as an ambassador in the Obama and Trump administrations, said he would not be a spoiler to Mr Biden’s presidency or cause Mr Trump to win. And if I get in a race, I’m gonna win.” Mr Manchin decried political polarisation, saying it was important to support protecting the US-Mexico border while also promoting worker visas as well as fiscal responsibility. “When's the last time you've heard anyone talk about the debt?” Mr Huntsman for his point brushed off concerns that a No Labels candidacy would cause Mr Trump to win.
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