The Political Future of Joe Manchin in Question.

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod has said that Senator Joe Manchin is a "dead man walking" in the West Virginia Senate race, and running as a third-party candidate may be a "graceful exit" for him. A recent poll shows Manchin trailing behind Governor Jim Justice and Representative Alex Mooney in a hypothetical matchup for the U.S. Senate primary in the state. Manchin has not ruled out campaigning as a third-party candidate and said that people want to be governed from the middle.