Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday blamed the big losses suffered by his party in Tuesday's midterm elections on what he called "a national wave" of Americans lacking confidence and faith in the White House.
"This was a national wave," Manchin told NPR. "It is where it is. I can't camouflage it, can't cover it up. It is what it is and it was a lack of leadership from the White House that people didn't just have confidence and faith and it just spilled over as a national wave across."
Manchin earlier in the interview shot down speculation he planned to switch parties and become a Republican, declaring, "I'm a proud West Virginia Democrat."
Here's the audio of Manchin's remarks on NPR: