- A new West Virginia poll shows 66.1% of respondents have an unfavorable impression of Sen. Joe Manchin following his decision last month to shepherd the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” to passage on a party-line vote. Only a quarter of state voters have a favorable opinion of Manchin.
- The $737 billion IRA includes $437 billion on such things as clean energy and climate change – not popular items in coal-driven West Virginia.
- The poll projected that Manchin would lose by a wide margin in 2024 to several Republicans, including the state’s governor and attorney general.
