US EditionRomney explored creating new political party with Manchin: book
- In a surprising move, Senator Mitt Romney privately approached Senator Joe Manchin about starting a new political party ahead of the 2024 election, according to Romney himself.
- Romney, who recently announced that he will not seek re-election, cited his age and the belief that his second term would be less effective as reasons for his decision. He has also expressed concern that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are unable or unwilling to address the nation's leading problems.
- However, Romney's idea of a third-party candidate has drawn skepticism, with Romney acknowledging that it would likely be a spoiler and not successful in electing someone. Meanwhile, Senator Manchin is considering the centrist group No Labels' plan to create a third-party presidential ticket.
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Romney explored creating new political party with Manchin: book
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) explored creating a new political party with fellow centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), according to an excerpt released Wednesday in Romney’s forthcoming biography. “They’d talked about the prospect before, but it was always hypothetical. Now Romney wanted to make it real,” the book excerpt reads. “His goal for the yet-unnamed party…
Romney’s Exit Threatens Collapse of Senate’s Middle
“Mitt Romney’s retirement shines a glaring spotlight on the potentially bleak future of the Senate’s ideological center in both parties,” Politico reports. “If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse.”
'You're screwed': Romney's exit threatens a collapse of Senate's middle
Mitt Romney’s retirement shines a glaring spotlight on the potentially bleak future of the Senate's ideological center in both parties. If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse. Manchin, a centrist Democrat, and the Independent Sinema are both still mulling whether to run again. Like Romney, they could be replaced by senators on either end of the ideological spectrum — almost surely a Republican in Manchin's W…
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