Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), a former Democrat, said he will not endorse Kamala Harris after she expressed support in ending the filibuster to codify abortion. “Shame on her,” Manchin said, according to The Washington Times. BREAKING: Joe Manchin says "Shame on her" after Kamala Harris promises to gut the Senate filibuster to pass a national law on abortion after the issue was sent back to the states following Dobbs. Manchin now refuses to endorse Kamala Harris for president. Good for him. pic.twitter.com/rhTNxVcs7W — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 24, 2024 Per Fox News: Harris, a former senator herself, told Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) on Tuesday, “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe.” Manchin told Fox News, “I’m not endorsing her,” stressing the importance of the legislative threshold. “I’ve been very, very, very clear on how strongly I believe that when you go down that slippery path, you don’t just do it for one issue,” he explained. Manchin has devoted his last several years to protecting the filibuster, which prevents most measures from proceeding to a vote if they cannot clear a procedural hurdle with 60 votes. Report: Kamala Harris supports ending filibuster to reinstate nationwide abortion rights. pic.twitter.com/KTWGSEz1Qq — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) September 24, 2024 Despite defecting from the Democratic Party, Manchin reportedly intended to throw his support behind her before the filibuster comments. “I think that basically can destroy our country, and my country is more important to me than any one person or any one person’s ideology,” Manchin added, according to The Washington Times. #News – Senator Joe Manchin says he can't endorse Kamala Harris now over her vow to gut the filibuster to codify Roe. pic.twitter.com/x15HwEdoHt — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) September 24, 2024 Top senator yanks his endorsement of Kamala Harris for her threat of a Congressional power grab https://t.co/AbpHVQUivt pic.twitter.com/p0Wdms1A9K — Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) September 24, 2024 From The Washington Times: Ms. Harris made her comment about ending the filibuster in an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio that aired Tuesday. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” she said, “And get us to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom and for the ability of every person and every woman to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what to do.” When he was asked about her past support of ending the filibuster, Mr. Manchin said he was hoping she would change her mind, citing as an example her purported current opposition to banning fracking despite her earlier years of opposition to the method of oil and gas exploration.