Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) told CBS he is not running for president soon after reports floated that he was considering reregistering as a Democrat to contest Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination.
“I’m not going to be a candidate for president. … I don’t need that in my life,” he told CBS News.
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Manchin did call for a contested Democratic primary, however, one of the few Democrats to maintain that the party needs to have a more in-depth selection process and not nominate Harris right away.