CNN’s Manu Raju reports:
Sen. Joe Manchin has wielded his power more than any other senator in the 50–50 Senate — but whether he wants to do it for six more years is still a question.
The moderate West Virginia Democrat told CNN Thursday he is undecided on whether he wants to run for another term in 2024 when he undoubtedly would be the biggest GOP target given the sharply conservative tilt of his state.
“I haven’t made any decisions on that,” said Manchin, 75. “I’m looking for 2022. I’ll look and see how this election comes out and where we stand and what we can do, what we can get done.”
Manchin narrowly survived his last reelection bid by 3.3 points in 2018, an impressive feat in a state that Trump carried by about 40 points in 2016 and 2020. But it’ll be much more difficult for Manchin to pull off that same feat in a presidential-election year. West Virginia’s sitting GOP governor Jim Justice recently expressed interest in the possibility of running for Senate in 2024.