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Bye, Felicia

This US Senator Just Left The Democratic Party, And The Internet Isn't Sad To See Him Go

Grant Brunner
Grant Brunner
This US Senator Just Left The Democratic Party, And The Internet Isn't Sad To See Him Go
His relevancy has expired, so he's taking his ball and going home — just like Kyrsten Sinema.
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In a post on X, Joe Manchin, coal baron and senior US Senator from West Virginia, announced that he is no longer a Democrat. Instead, he is now a registered independent.



While Manchin previously announced that he won't be running for re-election, Axios noted that this move gives him a path to run as an independent, for either US Senate or Governor of West Virginia.

Of course, none of this is particularly surprising, since Manchin and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, also a former Democrat, spent the first two years of the Biden administration blocking numerous Democratic priorities. With a Republican-controlled House and a Democratic Senate majority large enough to overpower any protest he can muster, he's not having much fun anymore.

As the news is a surprise to absolutely no one, the internet has their hot takes ready to go — and we've picked out our favorites.

The internet reacts:


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