Former independent Sen. Joe Manchin (W.V.) blamed the Democratic Party’s “void in leadership” on internal splits over the rise of democratic socialist candidates in a new radio interview on Sunday morning.

In a conversation with radio host John Catsimatidis on his show “Cats Roundtable,” Manchin cited democratic socialist candidates’ recent wins in states like New York and Colorado, which have unseated incumbent Democrats.

“When there’s a void of leadership, you see what happens,” Manchin said. “They don’t know who the leader is, and you’ve got all of these young, aggressive people who are excited. They’re involved. They associate themselves with the socialist party.”

Manchin suggested that these candidates form a separate political party associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

“The two main parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, are now reaping what they sowed, which is total control basically by aggressive zealots on the extremes,” Manchin said.

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