Manchin rules out running to be Democrat nomineepublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 22 JulyBreaking
More from Joe Manchin now, who has explicitly ruled out running to be the Democrat nominee in the November election.
Speaking to the BBC's US partner CBS News, the veteran Senator says: "I am not going to be a candidate for President. I am candidate for basically speaking to the middle of this country."
Manchin is among the most conservative members of the party, representing the state of West Virginia since 2010 - voting with the Republicans on several key issues in that time.