Joe Manchin, a Pariah Among DC Democrats, Isn't Winning With Republicans in West Virginia

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Sen. Joe Manchin, is the odd man out among Democrats in Congress and the lone statewide Democrat in West Virginia doesn't have a stronghold on voters in his heavily Republican home state, either.

Manchin built his success as a moderate Democrat in an increasingly red state by walking a political tightrope that didn't always adhere to party principles. His penchant for bipartisanship, disdain for gutting the filibuster and opposition to the For the People Act riled his colleagues in Congress, but for Republicans in West Virginia, Manchin's pushback to the Democratic agenda doesn't go far enough.

"Just because he opposed the For the People Act doesn't get him much credit with republican voters from my perspective," John Findlay, executive director of the WVGOP told Newsweek. "We have bigger issues than just this one particular bill that we really wanted to see Joe Manchin take a stand on."

Although Manchin's been seen as a fly in the ointment of Democrats' plans, he's voted with President Joe Biden 100 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight. That includes votes to confirm Biden's nominees, some of whom support the president's push to greatly reduce fossil fuels and ban fracking.

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1. "Voted with President Biden 100% of the time" is a misleading statement

There have only been 2-3 legislative votes of consequence in the senate since Biden took office, numerous potential votes have been blocked from a floor vote by the filibuster, shielding Manchin from accountability, which is exactly what the filibuster was designed to do. So, Manchin (and the bothsiders in the media) can say he has voted with the president 100%.

Bullshit.