Manchin on supporting socialist candidate with ‘good ideas’: ‘Are you crazy?’
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday shut down the idea of possibly supporting a socialist candidate in comments that come amid a recent rise of democratic socialists on the national political stage. In response to a question about possibly backing a socialist candidate from CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation,” Manchin responded…
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Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday shut down the idea of possibly supporting a socialist candidate in comments that come amid a recent rise of democratic socialists on the national political stage.
In response to a question about possibly backing a socialist candidate from CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation,” Manchin responded with a sharp “no.”
“I’ll support the good ideas, but how could you support some of the crazy stuff they’re for? Have you seen their platform?” Manchin responded.
“They’re for dismantling everything that we know, whether it be the — whether it be the structure of government, Congress itself, or the Senate, they want to get rid of.
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