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World News | Senator Joe Manchin, an independent from West Virginia, urges Biden to withdraw from the race

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Washington, July 21 (AP) Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned independent, on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to abandon his re-election bid and focus on the remaining months of his presidency.

“It is with a heavy heart that I have decided it is time to pass the torch to a new generation,” the West Virginia lawmaker told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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Nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress have said it’s time for Biden to leave the race. Four Democratic senators — Peter Welch of Vermont, Jon Tester of Montana, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Sherrod Brown of Ohio — have said the Democratic president should end his reelection campaign against Republican Donald Trump.

Biden’s performance at the debate raised open questions about the 81-year-old’s ability to mount a compelling campaign to defeat Trump.

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Manchin, who became an independent in May after years as a Democrat, will not seek re-election to the Senate. (AP)

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