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Manchin’s Independent Push for Congress | Dayton News
Former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is back in Washington, teaming up with his daughter Heather to launch the Independent Leadership Council — a new effort to recruit and empower independent congressional candidates. With only three independents currently in Congress, Manchin believes their growing presence could force bipartisanship and break gridlock, echoing his own career of crossing party lines when it mattered. He’s already rallying support from figures like Rep. Kevin Kiley, who switched from Republican to independent, and sees independents as essential for a functional democracy…
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