Manchin Announces Fundraising Numbers as Speculation Grows About 3rd-Party White House Bid

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has not decided whether he will next year run for reelection, make a third-party bid for the presidency, or retire, has raised $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2023.
The Epoch Times obtained the fundraising figures along with other numbers showing that the Manchin campaign has $10.7 million cash on hand and $2.2 million available in Mr. Manchin’s leadership PAC Country Roads, following the PAC bringing in close to $400,000 in the second quarter of this year.
Two candidates, both Republicans, have announced a run for next year’s race for the West Virginia that Mr. Manchin presently holds….}