Sen. Joe Manchin: Voters Rejected Democrats Because of ‘Radical’ Socialist Messaging

Sen. Joe Manchin: Voters Rejected Democrats Because of ‘Radical’ Socialist Messaging
Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-W. Va.), speaks at a roundtable on the opioid epidemic at Cabell-Huntington Health Center in Huntington, W. Va., on July 8, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Democrats had poor messaging in 2020 while simultaneously noting that portions of the party aligned itself with the “radical part of the so-called left.”

“We didn’t have a good message, I’ll be very honest with you,” Manchin told CBS News on Sunday. “We let them tag us basically before we could remind the people who we are.” He was referring to Republicans and the Trump campaign’s accusations that Democrats have capitulated to leftist radicals.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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