Sen. Joe Manchin III said Monday he doesn’t plan to follow in the footsteps of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and switch his party affiliation from Democrat to independent, despite the moderate West Virginian frequently butting heads with his party.
However, Mr. Manchin did not close the door entirely. He said his quitting the Democrats is not out of the realm of possibilities.
“I’ll look at all of these things. I’ve always looked at all those things, but I have no intention of doing anything right now,” he told reporters at the Capitol. “Whether I do something later, I can’t tell you what the future is going to bring.