Former senator Joe Manchin makes the case for the middle in the memoir 'Dead Center'
September 30, 2025
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9:18Now PlayingFormer senator Joe Manchin makes the case for the middle in the memoir 'Dead Center'
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as posted by the channelFormer West Virginia senator Joseph Manchin III was a gadfly in the ear of his own Democratic party for many years, and a sometime Republican ally. Manchin’s new memoir, Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense, is packed with stories about his relationships with the likes of President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden. In this interview with NPR’s Michel Martin, Manchin explains why this country needs an “American independent party."
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