Manchin suggests Romney or Portman as running mates for a third-party bid

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) floated running mates should he launch an independent run during a Thursday stop on his listening tour.

“Hypothetically, if I was picking my running mate, really who I would ask right now is Mitt Romney,” Manchin said, referring to the Republican senator from Utah and the 2012 Republican nominee for president.

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