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Joe Manchin on possibility of ditching Democrats: ‘I’ll let you know later’

Sen. Joe Manchin III continued to dodge questions Sunday about whether he’s considering following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s move to leave the Democratic Party.

The conservative West Virginia Democrat, who is up for reelection in 2024, is a frequent critic of his party and toxic Washington politics but said he still has no plans of becoming an independent like Ms. Sinema of Arizona.

“I’ll let you know later what I decide to do. But right now, I have no intentions of changing anything except working for West Virginians, trying to give them more opportunities, better quality of life and basically making sure our country is energy secured,” Mr.