Joe Manchin Still Avoids Describing Himself as a Democrat

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) gave an elusive answer when he was recently asked about his loyalty to the Democratic Party.
Manchin, who is a Democratic senator in one of the most Republican states in the country, has repeatedly cast himself as a moderate or a centrist in his party and has occasionally opposed President Joe Biden and other Democratic party leaders.
Though he has been at odds with members of his own party, Manchin recently said he had no intentions of leaving the party. Manchin’s comments in a recent interview with Fox News, however, have raised questions about his continued support for the Democratic Party….}