Manchin hints at potential third-party run after Super Tuesday: ‘People are looking for options’

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., teased a potential third-party presidential bid after Super Tuesday March 5.

"Super Tuesday pretty much confirms whatever is going to happen, what we believe will happen, and we'll see where we go from there," Manchin told reporters Tuesday, the day of the New Hampshire primary.

"But people are looking for options, and we're going to be looking at that, too. Whether it's me or whoever it may be, I think there's going to be options available if it goes down the way it's going down."

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Manchin announced he would not seek re-election for his Senate seat last year, creating speculation about whether he'd make a bid in the 2024 presidential race. Manchin, a Democrat, started a nationwide campaign called "Americans Together," aiming to unite the country's moderate voters away from the "extremes" of the left and right.

"We stand against extremism in politics. It has taken over our political system and taken away our voice," the Americans Together campaign website states. "As proud Americans, we agree on more than we disagree. We demand that our politicians put country before party to get things done. Enough is enough."

Manchin also told reporters he thinks former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley should stay in the race despite a growing choir of GOP lawmakers calling on her to