{"id":2004351,"date":"2023-08-17T22:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchins-bipartisanship-ranked-as-he-faces-uncertain-future\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T22:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T02:42:39","slug":"joe-manchins-bipartisanship-ranked-as-he-faces-uncertain-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchins-bipartisanship-ranked-as-he-faces-uncertain-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncertain future looms as Joe Manchin&#8217;s bipartisanship is evaluated."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjoe-manchins-bipartisanship-ranked-as-he-faces-uncertain-future%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=2004351&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--><h2>Sen. Joe Manchin: The Most Bipartisan Senator<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is\u200d widely regarded as the most bipartisan senator,\u200c according to a \u2063congressional\u2063 scorecard. Despite facing an\u2063 uncertain\u2063 political future with \u200ba tough \u2062Senate \u2062challenger in 2024, Manchin continues to prioritize working across party\u2062 lines.<\/p>\n<p>On the Common Ground Scorecard, Manchin holds the top\u200d spot among\u200c senators and ranks 15th overall in Congress. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and \u200cDean Phillips (D-MN) share the number one position for the entire Congress. Notably, Manchin is followed closely \u200dby Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ),\u200c and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on the \u200bSenate list.<\/p>\n<h3>A Champion of Bipartisanship<\/h3>\n<p>Sen.\u2063 Manchin has\u2063 consistently received praise for \u200chis bipartisan record, earning him the top spot on various lists of bipartisan members\u2062 of Congress for several years. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-lawyer-investigating-corrupt-chicago-democrats-will-remain-on-despite-getting-fired-by-biden\/\" title=\"US Lawyer Investigating Corrupt Chicago Democrats WILL REMAIN On Despite Getting Fired By Biden\">recently led<\/a> a bipartisan delegation to Ukraine and Poland, further demonstrating\u200d his commitment to working across party lines.<\/p>\n<p>While Manchin \u2062has hinted at the \u200bpossibility \u2062of \u2063leaving the Democratic Party, he clarified\u2064 that he would choose to be an independent rather than switching to the Republican Party. In an interview with West Virginia radio host \u200dHoppy Kercheval, he expressed \u200chis desire to have a truly independent voice, highlighting the \u2062negative perception\u2063 of both \u200dthe Democratic and Republican brands.<\/p>\n<p>Future \u2064Plans and Political Ambitions<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cfor \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-in-tight-races-play-catch-up-after-expensive-midterm-campaigns\/\" title=\"House Democrats in tight races play catch-up after expensive midterm campaigns\">upcoming 2024 election cycle<\/a>, \u200dManchin has not disclosed his plans. \u2062He\u2062 has not ruled\u200b out the possibility of another\u200d Senate bid against popular Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) or even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-vote-on-d-c-statehood-bill\/\" title=\"House to vote on D.C. statehood bill\">long-shot bid<\/a> for the White House as part of the No Labels party. The No Labels party aims to unite liberals and\u200d conservatives in a joint effort for the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Clashes with President Biden and the Inflation \u2064Reduction Act<\/p>\n<p>Recently, \u200cSen. Manchin has found himself at odds with President\u2063 Joe \u200cBiden and his administration over \u2062the Inflation Reduction Act, a legislation he helped create. While \u2064celebrating its one-year anniversary,\u2063 Manchin has criticized the more progressive aspects of the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchins-bipartisanship-ranked-as-he-faces-uncertain-future\/\" title=\"Uncertain future looms as Joe Manchin's bipartisanship is evaluated.\">wide-ranging climate law<\/a>. He has also opposed the president&#8217;s \u2064&#8221;Build Back Better&#8221; plan and \u200cconsistently \u2063stood against efforts to eliminate the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>Challenging Political\u200d Landscape<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Manchin\u200b has held his position in the Senate since 2010, successfully defeating multiple Republican challengers. \u2064However, West \u200bVirginia \u2064has become increasingly conservative over the years. Republican strategists view the state as a solid opportunity for\u200b a pickup in this \u200bcycle, making \u200bManchin&#8217;s re<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">-election bid<\/a> \u200ca formidable challenge in a state that former President Donald Trump won with 68% of the vote in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the Ranks of Independents<\/p>\n<p>If Manchin were to become an independent,\u200b he would join\u200d the \u200clikes of \u2063Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, \u200cwho announced her departure from the Democratic Party in December 2022. Additionally, Sens. Bernie Sanders \u2063(I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME), who caucus with Democrats,\u2062 also identify as independents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the top-ranked senator on the Common Ground Scorecard, is hailed as the most bipartisan legislator. However, his political future remains uncertain due to a formidable Senate challenger in 2024. Manchin, yet to disclose his election plans, faces a challenging path ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}