Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) could vie for another term in 2024 despite vowing in 2018 he would not, as he now enjoys tremendous power as the most moderate Democrat in the Senate. “You never know. You don’t know. There’s always a chance, absolutely,” Manchin, 73, told Politico. “You better be prepared, that’s all I can say. And I’m being prepared,” he added. Manchin entered the Senate in 2010 after serving as the governor and secretary of state in West Virginia. Manchin survived a close race in 2018, beating West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey by about 3 percent in a state former President Donald Trump won easily in 2016 and 2020. Manchin doesn’t think just any Democrat could keep the seat he holds, which plays a factor in his thinking. “You get the right candidate and you have a national movement that basically shows that balance is working, bipartisanship is …