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Joe Manchin warns Democratic socialists are gaining ground as Democrats remain silent

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Joe Manchin, a former West Virginia Senator now registered as an independent, warned on Sean Hannity’s podcast that democratic socialism is gaining influence within the Democratic Party while many traditional Democrats remain silent. Manchin criticized the party for moving from liberal to progressive positions and argued that some long-time Democrats are afraid to challenge more extreme wings of the party. He cited recent electoral gains by candidates like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as evidence of this trend.

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Former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin warned on Fox News' "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast in 2026-10-30 that Democratic socialists are gaining ground within his former party. Manchin, who became an independent in May 2024 after frequently breaking with Democrats while serving in Congress, criticized the Democratic Party's shift from liberal to progressive and now towards DSA influence. He expressed surprise at the lack of pushback from longtime Democrats against this trend, noting that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is among recent high-profile winners associated with the movement. Manchin emphasized his concern over the party's move toward extremism and its impact on finding common ground in Congress.

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Manchin's comments come as progressive and Democratic socialist candidates seek to gain seats in Congress. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is among the Democratic socialists who have won high-profile elections, underscoring the movement's electoral gains. Fox News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.

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🔮 The longtime moderate registered as an independent in May 2024.

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Joe Manchin warns Democratic socialists are gaining ground as Democrats remain silent · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin criticized what he sees as his former party's embrace of the progressive left, warning that Democratic socialists are gaining ground while longtime Democrats largely remain silent. asserted

Democrats → criticize → ground

"That's why I'm an independent," Manchin said on the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast. asserted

Manchin → say → podcast

"[Members of the Democratic Party] went from liberal to progressives to DSA. asserted

Members → go → DSA

It just keeps going on that trend," he added. asserted

he → keep → trend

Manchin left the Democratic Party after frequently breaking with fellow Democrats while serving in Congress. asserted

Manchin → leave → Congress

The longtime moderate registered as an independent in May 2024. uncertain

moderate → register → May

In a statement announcing his departure, Manchin criticized extremism on both the left and right, saying he had "seen both the Democrat and Republican parties leave West Virginia and our country behind for partisan extremism while jeopardizing our democracy." asserted

parties → announce → democracy

Manchin also argued that neither party was willing to "find common ground" or "put country before party." asserted

party → argue → party

During his conversation with Hannity, Manchin expressed disbelief that many Democrats appear unwilling to challenge the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) growing influence within the party. asserted

Democrats → express → party

"That's beyond me," he said, suggesting that some longtime Democrats may be afraid to challenge the party's more progressive wing. uncertain

Democrats → say → wing

"The bottom line is ... let's look at the elections coming up. asserted

's → let → elections

If the House changes ... if it flips over to Democrat control, a lot of the flipping is going to happen in kind of a purple area, not a hard blue area. asserted

lot → change → area

[A] hard blue area is where they're going to maybe flip to DSA. asserted

they → go → DSA

Pandolfo → come → report