Former West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin refused to offer support for any self-described socialist candidates ahead of the midterm elections on Sunday's broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation." "No way," Manchin said when asked if he would ever support a socialist. "But how could you support some of the crazy stuff they're for?" "But if Democrats can't say that, and they start lining up with the socialist demands of what you are to be a socialist, energy will be gone," Manchin added. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE BRUSHES OFF CONCERNS OVER DSA 'COMMUNISTS' AS GOP 'NOISE'Manchin and his daughter's comments came after several openly socialist candidates ran and won Democratic primary elections throughout the country.