{"id":1453153,"date":"2022-04-25T15:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453153"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:44:48","slug":"backfire-in-progress-joe-manchins-approval-rating-skyrockets-as-his-own-party-attacks-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backfire-in-progress-joe-manchins-approval-rating-skyrockets-as-his-own-party-attacks-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Backfire In Progress: Joe Manchin\u2019s Approval Rating Skyrockets As His Own Party Attacks Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbackfire-in-progress-joe-manchins-approval-rating-skyrockets-as-his-own-party-attacks-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453153&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1238906175.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), after weathering multiple attacks from within his own party, is now one of the ten most popular senators in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling shows that Manchin \u2014 who has often positioned himself as a roadblock to agenda items driven by far-Left Democrats and even President Joe Biden\u2019s White House \u2014 has seen his popularity in his home state surge by 16 points since Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past year, @Sen_JoeManchin\u00a0has seen the largest job approval rating improvement of any senator. It places him among America\u2019s 10 most popular senators for the first time since Biden took office,\u201d Morning Consult political reporter Eli Yokley tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Over the past year, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sen_JoeManchin<\/a> has seen the largest job approval rating improvement of any senator.<\/p>\n<p>It places him among America\u2019s 10 most popular senators for the first time since Biden took office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXyvmdLlL2\">https:\/\/t.co\/PXyvmdLlL2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MPq40huOUt\">pic.twitter.com\/MPq40huOUt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eli Yokley (@eyokley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eyokley\/status\/1518598149081808896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the polls, much of the surge in Manchin\u2019s popularity was actually driven by Republicans who like the way he has handled policies that would impact their state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWest Virginia Republicans fueled a big improvement in Joe Manchin\u2019s job approval rating over the course of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency,\u201d Yokley added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">West Virginia Republicans fueled a big improvement in Joe Manchin&#8217;s job approval rating over the course of Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorningConsult?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MorningConsult<\/a> trend line tells the story\u00a0\u2013> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXyvmdLlL2\">https:\/\/t.co\/PXyvmdLlL2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kYzHvDRUqy\">pic.twitter.com\/kYzHvDRUqy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eli Yokley (@eyokley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eyokley\/status\/1518600401343422464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After warning on a number of occasions that he would not support Democratic plans to change Senate filibuster rules or massive spending packages that he believed would cause inflation to worsen, Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-no-joe-manchin-says-he-cannot-vote-to-continue-on-build-back-better\/\">stood firm and blocked<\/a> a December vote on President Biden\u2019s signature Build Back Better package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said this, Bret: if I can\u2019t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can\u2019t vote for it, and I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can\u2019t. I\u2019ve tried everything humanly possible, I can\u2019t get there,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/joe-manchin-takes-high-road-in-response-to-cori-bush-suggesting-hes-racist-for-opposing-biden-agenda\/\">Manchin<\/a>\u00a0told Fox News anchor Bret Baier at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf I can\u2019t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can\u2019t vote for it \u2026 this is a no.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sen_JoeManchin<\/a> announced on Fox News Sunday that he will not vote for the Build Back Better bill. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FBaz0zDg6h\">pic.twitter.com\/FBaz0zDg6h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon\/status\/1472604692584796161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is a no on this legislation,\u201d Manchin continued. \u201cI have tried everything I know to do and the president has worked diligently, he\u2019s been wonderful to work with, he knows I\u2019ve had concerns and the problems I\u2019ve had and \u2014 you know, the thing we should all be is directing our attention towards the variants, the COVID that we have coming back at us in so many different aspects and different ways, it\u2019s affecting our lives again. We have inflation that basically could harm \u2014 really harm a lot of Americans and especially those who are most needy and having a hard time struggling right now. So I think that\u2019s where attention needs to be directed towards immediately \u2014 and this is been going on for five and a half months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of Democrats criticized Manchin, from independent Sen. Bernie Sanders \u2014who argued that Manchin should be <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/let-him-vote-no-in-front-of-the-entire-world-bernie-sanders-says-manchin-doesnt-have-the-guts-to-support-build-back-better\/\">forced to vote \u201cno\u201d<\/a> in front of everyone \u2014 to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who accused the West Virginia Senator of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/a-breach-of-his-commitments-jen-psaki-unloads-on-manchin-after-he-says-no-to-build-back-better\/\">acting in bad faith<\/a> and refusing to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin fired back, saying that he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/im-from-west-virginia-joe-manchin-says-he-wont-be-bullied-into-submission-on-bbb\/\">would not be \u201cbullied\u201d<\/a> into submission \u2014 and that strategy appears to have paid off in his home state.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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