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Polling Says Joe Manchin is the Least Popular Politician in the Country.
And yet, Democrats continue to cater to him.
Well, it’s official.
Polling indicates that Joe Manchin is literally the least popular political figure in the country.
Bridget Bowman with NBC News writes:
“Sen. Joe Manchin is the least popular political figure in the new national NBC News poll, with just 11% of registered voters saying they had positive feelings about the West Virginia Democrat.
Roughly one-third of voters — 34% — had negative feelings, making Manchin the most unpopular figure in the poll with a net-negative rating of 23%.
…The disdain for Manchin spanned political parties, with 40% of Democrats, 31% of Republicans and 30% of independents viewing him negatively…
…More than one-third of Democrats who voted for President Joe Biden in the presidential primaries had negative views of Manchin, while 12% viewed him positively. Among Democrats who supported progressive Sens. Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren, 46% had negative feelings about Manchin while just 5% had positive feelings…”
I mean, it’s a given at this point isn’t it? None of us could honestly count ourselves surprised. And yet, if nothing else…
