Here's What Joe Manchin Still Has to Say About 2024

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) finally announced last month that he won't run for reelection, whch is ultimately not a surprising move given that he was likely to lose that seat if he did run, even with the incumbency advantage. That doesn't mean he's quitting politics, though. He's even teased for some time now that he could run for president in 2024. Well, with just a few weeks left in 2023, Manchin is still just teasing a possible presidential run.

Manchin, who is something of a favorite for the Sunday shows, appeared on CNN's "State of the Union," where he and host Jake Tapper talked about a timeline, especially since Manchin, as Tapper mentioned, is going to launch a two-month tour for "politically homeless" voters. Tapper thus asked if a decision could come around March.

"Jake, I haven't said I'm going to run for president. I have said that, basically, this country doesn't work from the extremes," Manchin made clear, going with a narrative he would bring up throughout the rest of the segment. Regardless as to if he's running for president or not, Manchin has had such a message in mind for months. "You can't have the extreme right and extreme left with all these extreme ideas, and you can't weaponize our system to make--thinking that anybody on the other side that you're not on is your enemy and you treat them as an enemy," he answered in part when responding to Tapper's question about a timeline.