 Former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile says Manchin already reached out to her about the nomination process. He wanted to inquire about the process. I had to remind him that in order to put his name in nomination, he has to sign a form that he's a Democrat. He left the party a couple of months ago. Manchin is often at odds with Democratic leadership switching his registration to independent back in May. And before Biden's announcement yesterday, Manchin called on the president to drop out.