Joe Manchin says he will "absolutely not" back AOC for president 2028. "I don't want her as the leader of our country at all" A senator from West Virginia who spent his career triangulating between parties, siding with Republicans on key votes, and protecting coal interests is now positioning himself as the arbiter of who's unfit for office. Meanwhile West Virginia's economy is a hollowed-out shell held together by corporate tax schemes that don't generate revenue. Manchin's brand of "moderate" politics delivered nothing to his state except decline. But sure, let's worry about AOC.