West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has announced he will not be endorsing Kamala Harris over her pledge to gut the Senate filibuster.
In an interview with CNN, Manchin said Harris’s plan to remove the filibuster to legislate in favor of abortion rights would undermine democracy in America.
“Shame on her,” Manchin said. “She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy. It’s the only thing that keeps us talking and working together. If she gets rid of that, then this would be the House on steroids.”
“That ain’t going to happen,” he added on the mention of his endorsing Harris for president.
“I think that basically can destroy our country, and my country is more important to me than any one person or any one person’s ideology… I think it’s the most horrible thing.”
Manchin was asked about Harris’s past support for eliminating the filibuster.
“Well, she said she supported banning fracking too, and she changed that,” he responded. “I was hoping she would change this.”
The 77-year-old, who left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent earlier this year and will not be seeking re-election, was previously indicating that he may support Harris over Donald Trump.
Also weighing in on the issue was Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema, who like Manchin was a staunch supporter of the tactic and also left the Democratic Party, described it as a “terrible, shortsighted idea.”
“To state the supremely obvious, eliminating the filibuster to codify Roe v Wade also enables a future Congress to ban all abortion nationwide,” she wrote. “What an absolutely terrible, shortsighted idea.”
To state the supremely obvious, eliminating the filibuster to codify Roe v Wade also enables a future Congress to ban all abortion nationwide.
What an absolutely terrible, shortsighted idea. https://t.co/ldzTB9BkV7
— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) September 24, 2024
Smart man, but he knows there are many more reasons for NO.
Harris is screwing herself out of the presidency. She is a communist in cats clothing. Worthless POS. Any smart donor should be pulling their funding and back off from her for their own safety.
The last real democrat left on earth, Joe Manchin…
Joe Manchin….thanks for leaving the corrupt dem party. Now, we Republicans welcome you to join our party which is working hard to save the future of America for our children and grandchildren. The majority of west Virginians support Trump, be their leader and announce your public support for Trump. Thanks again.
I honestly can not see anyone voting Democrat in this election.
They make no sense, Walz is meeting with Alex Soros, a well known comunist,
What could they honestly bring to the table that is good for America?
Nothing. A vote for them is a vote to destroy America.