Tanking Biden's agenda has made Joe Manchin one of the most popular senators in the country
Allahpundit Apr 25, 2022 7:01 PM ET
Turns out there are worse things politically than being known as the man who repeatedly said no to a president with a 40 percent approval rating.
Especially if you happen to represent a state where that president lost by 39 points in the last election.
Morning Consult brings news today that Joe Manchin has turned political gravity upside down, becoming the eighth-most popular senator in the U.S. as measured by job approval in his home state. But Manchin enjoys a distinction that none of the rest of the top 10 can claim: He’s the only one of the bunch to belong to his state’s *minority* party. The other popular senators are either Republicans representing deep red states (John Barrasso, John Hoeven) or Democrats representing deep blue ones (Pat Leahy, Ed Markey).
Interestingly, first and fourth place in the top 10 go to John Thune and Mike Rounds, respectively, each of whom has crossed Trump by defending the legitimacy of the 2020 election. Trump’s “stop the steal” hysteria and iron grip on the party haven’t done much to endanger Thune or Rounds if Morning Consult’s numbers are right.
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