A panel of writers and Democratic strategists at the New York Times agreed that the party brand has taken a nosedive after massive losses in the 2024 election.

Mr. Manchin says America is ready for a third party to absorb centrist and moderate voters who feel alienated by both party’s excesses.

He considers the party to be out of touch with America for moving away from issues like jobs and better pay to social issues like transgender rights and telling Americans what they can or cannot do.

Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin Monday trashed the Democratic Party as “toxic” in an interview timed to his departure from Washington D.C. The moderate lawmaker, who won two terms as senator in deep-red West Virginian,

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) didn’t hold back on his feelings on the Democratic Party — the party he once belonged

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) blasted the Democratic Party as “toxic” in one of his final interviews before leaving Congress. In a Sunday interview with CNN, Manchin, who broke with the Democratic Party in 2024 after a lifetime of membership,

Washington DC - Outgoing Senator Joe Manchin had sharp words for his former party as he prepares to leave Congress. "The D-brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of, it’s just, it’s toxic," Manchin told CNN's Manu Raju in an interview broadcast Sunday.