In an interview with the Post, retiring Senator Joe Manchin discusses what he thinks his legacy is and the role he wants to play in politics moving forward.

Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin Monday trashed the Democratic Party as “toxic” in an interview timed to his departure from Washington D.C. The moderate lawmaker, who won two terms as senator in deep-red West Virginian, told CNN’s Manu Raju that the national party has moved too far from its working-class roots.

Mr. Manchin says America is ready for a third party to absorb centrist and moderate voters who feel alienated by both party’s excesses.