The most unpopular senator has officially been crowned

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even as Mr Manchin is one of the most unpopular senators in the country, his approval rating in West Virginia increased by four per cent since the first quarter of this year and his disapproval rating declined by seven points, according to Morning Consult. Mr Manchin’s approval rating went from 38 to 42 per cent in West Virginia since the beginning of this year, with his disapproval rating going from 55 to 48 per cent. In this group, Mr Manchin’s disapproval rating went from 60 to 48 per cent since last quarter, Morning Consult notes. Committee chairman Sen. Joe Manchin arrives for a Senate Energy Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 7, 2023 in Washington, DC The polling company writes that the improving numbers for Mr Manchin reveal that “at least some West Virginia voters are willing to shake off the displeasure they expressed after Manchin ditched his opposition to President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda and cast a decisive vote for his Inflation Reduction Act in 2022”.