laura: good evening, i m laura ingraham on the ingraham angle. joe manchin announced he would not seek reelection in west virginia. joe manchin saw the writing on the wall, he was going to lose and lose big. i made one of the toughest decisions of my life, i will not run for reelection in the united states senate. i will be traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is interest in creating movement to mobilize the middle and bring americans together. laura: the truth is, over time, voters saw through joe manchin s mask. he couldn t play good old boy in virginia and buddy up to schumer in d.c. democrats had grown tired of him. he has not been a reliable ally to the white house or democrats, i don t know if they shift strategy that we real democrats can play. he s been more reliable than a republican would be, though. better than to not have the seat at all. that is money that can go elsewhere. laura: joe manchin s exit is a huge problem for democrat