Joe Manchin: The Democratic Party Brand Is ‘Toxic,’ They ‘Have Tried to Mainstream the Extreme’

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MANCHIN: “Yeah. The brand got so bad. The D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of — it’s just — it’s toxic. And the D brand is basically this, you know. I’ve told them. I said, first of all, as an American and as someone in the Senate, and I’m going to take the constitutional oath, the Constitution that I take very, very, very, very seriously, I’m going to help every human being pursue the — pursue the happiness in their life — pursuit of happiness. I don’t care who they are. I don’t care what color. I don’t care any of the things who they love and whatnot. Do it, and that’s you. And I’m going to make sure you have that opportunity and right to live your life. Just don’t make your life if it might be on the extremes or in the minority, few, make me believe that’s the norm or make me and my family believe, or my children believe or this or that. No, I will protect you. Just don’t try to mainstream it. And the Democratic Party, the Washington Democrats, have tried to mainstream the extreme.”