Manchin’s Approval Is in the Toilet

After selling out West Virginia energy workers by voting for President Joe Biden’s  $800 billion “Inflation Reduction Act” In August, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s approval rating fell. 

The results of a new poll released this week show that things have not improved with time. This puts into question Manchin’s chances of re-election in 2024. 

Morning Consult polls West Virginia

Governor Jim Justice (R) Job Approval:

Approve: 64%
Disapprove: 31%
Net: +33%

Senator Joe Manchin (D), Approval for Job:

Approve: 40%
Disapprove: 53%
Net: -13%

October 1 – December 31https://t.co/fkjBfNws1Y pic.twitter.com/Yi6C6VYCpu

— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) January 17, 2023

According to Forbes The Inflation Reduction Act is actually worse than inflation and increases the deficit. It is the largest handout ever given to climate change groups in U.S. History. 

The Inflation Reduction Act, (IRA), is the most significant climate legislation ever passed in America. Energy Innovation Policy and Technology LLC® modeling finds the IRA’s $370 billion in climate and clean energy investments could cut U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030.

Although the transition to clean energy is already underway, we need to accelerate coal retirements in order reach our climate goals. The IRA will accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy and support a fair transition by providing $5 billion to back $250 Billion in low-cost loans to utilities to reduce their coal debt and reinvest into clean technologies. Another provision provides financial assistance of $9.7 million to rural electric cooperatives in order for them to shift towards clean energy.

While Manchin’s approval rating in China continues to drop, the Senator spent some time this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  

It’s quite the image. The Senator from *West Virginia* speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland while wearing a Ukraine lapel pin. pic.twitter.com/D8b3kKPUFd

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 17, 2023

At this year’s Davos gathering, the central call-to action was combatting “climate change,” This will be at the expense Americans and West Virginia voters. 

John Kerry to the elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos

“It’s pretty extraordinary that we, a select group of human beings…are able to sit in a room and come together and actually talk about saving the planet.” pic.twitter.com/ZjHabcg8Oo

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 17, 2023