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Manchin calls for change in elections: ‘There’s no competition’
Tara Suter
Tue, August 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday pushed for a change in American elections, advocating for more competition.
He cited the 2024 election, remarking to NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas, “all we ever heard reported about was the seven battleground states.”
“Forty-three were predetermined. Four hundred and thirty-five congressional districts in the United States of America, 395 are predetermined, already predetermined. Something’s wrong. There’s no competition,” he continued.
Manchin argued for open primaries with more candidates.
“Open the primaries up, let people run in the primaries, and basically, then, take your top four or five, go to the general election, and make sure that when you get elected, you get elected by a majority, not plurality, just a majority, 50 plus one. Then you start having more of a representative form of government.”
Last month, Manchin, a former Democrat, announced a new organization with a goal of recruiting and electing independent candidates to Congress.
Manchin launched the Independent Leadership Council (ILC), which is centered on building support and infrastructure for candidates not running in the two mainstream American parties in congressional
The real rigging in New Jersey was done in 2025, when the Democratic majority in the legislature increased the petition requirements. If this case is not won, this will be the first year in history (starting in 1973) that no Libertarian is on the ballot in New Jersey for any federal or state office.
She’s not a libertarian. She’s a communist and should not be on the ballot. Why do you love her so much? Is Richard Winger a communist?
She’s also fat.
@Rob,
You should intervene. The other parties are unlikely to share your unique perspective.
I heard she broke a chair at the convention for being fat.
Sounds shady. He’s an Islamist communist and will support out of staters rigging New Jersey elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/manchin-calls-change-elections-no-133057992.html
The HILL
Manchin calls for change in elections: ‘There’s no competition’
Tara Suter
Tue, August 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday pushed for a change in American elections, advocating for more competition.
He cited the 2024 election, remarking to NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas, “all we ever heard reported about was the seven battleground states.”
“Forty-three were predetermined. Four hundred and thirty-five congressional districts in the United States of America, 395 are predetermined, already predetermined. Something’s wrong. There’s no competition,” he continued.
Manchin argued for open primaries with more candidates.
“Open the primaries up, let people run in the primaries, and basically, then, take your top four or five, go to the general election, and make sure that when you get elected, you get elected by a majority, not plurality, just a majority, 50 plus one. Then you start having more of a representative form of government.”
Last month, Manchin, a former Democrat, announced a new organization with a goal of recruiting and electing independent candidates to Congress.
Manchin launched the Independent Leadership Council (ILC), which is centered on building support and infrastructure for candidates not running in the two mainstream American parties in congressional
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-circles-strait-hormuz-map-154712552.html
PUT A TYRANT TRUMP CIRCLE ON A WORLD MAP —
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The real rigging in New Jersey was done in 2025, when the Democratic majority in the legislature increased the petition requirements. If this case is not won, this will be the first year in history (starting in 1973) that no Libertarian is on the ballot in New Jersey for any federal or state office.
She’s not a libertarian. She’s a communist and should not be on the ballot. Why do you love her so much? Is Richard Winger a communist?
She’s also fat.
@Rob,
You should intervene. The other parties are unlikely to share your unique perspective.
I heard she broke a chair at the convention for being fat.