Who’s Next? For Joe Biden’s Doubters, Getting Him Out Might Be the Easy Part.

Joe Manchin says it’s time for a new generation, and he’s got two white men in mind.

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
The next Democratic divide: Should Kamala Harris replace Joe Biden as the nominee if he decides to step aside? Susan Walsh/AP

Democrat turned independent Joe Manchin said Sunday that it’s time for Joe Biden to “pass the torch to a new generation” — but probably not to Kamala Harris.

Appearing on “Face the Nation,” Manchin said Democrats need to have an “open process” to select their next leader, and he offered two picks of his own: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Both are white men.

Margaret Brennan started in: “But Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party. If you bypass the vice president, Kamala Harris, doesn’t that undermine—”