Liz Cheney and Joe Manchin are Sinking Under the Weight of Some Nasty Poll Numbers – Opinion

If there’s one thing that has pleased me in this darker part of our American history, it’s that when a politician manages to screw over the people who hired them, they suddenly find themselves in line at the figurative chopping block.

Wyoming’s Liz Cheney has already lost her head, but now West Virginia’s Joe Manchin is being led to the gallows. Unlike Cheney, he’s got two years to talk himself out of it, but his betrayal is going to have long-lasting effects.

As you can see in the clip below, Meet the Press’s Chuck Todd put up a poll that showed just how people are feeling about the two politicians that both party members consider to be traitors. Cheney is only at 28% approval, and Manchin has a 35% disapproval rating. Manchin’s approval rating is only 11 percent, and his disapproval rating of 34 percent.

Cheney has made it clear that she has political ambitions beyond her failure to get reelected but it’s unclear how she’ll find herself in office ever again, at least with an R attached to her name. Even Mitt Romney gave her a snowball’s chance, and he’s of the same species she is.

It’s what happens when the power that you have is used for your own selfish purposes. Wyoming’s people wanted Cheney go to Washington to conduct her business. They also desired that she speak for them. Instead, she went on a crusade to punish Orange Man for a crime he clearly didn’t commit, and the longer her little January 6 committee went on, the more evident it became that Donald Trump was innocent and the more it became clear that this was personal for Cheney.

Manchin’s sin might have been worse. While Cheney’s betrayal shouldn’t be understated, Manchin’s betrayal blindsided the people of West Virginia and the rest of the country in the process.

Manchin was a moderate Democrat throughout his entire career. Republicans even had a soft spot. Manchin can be trusted to make responsible fiscal decisions. While he didn’t make too many friends on the Democrat side of the aisle in Washington, he endeared himself to moderate Democrats and Republicans alike with his stances, especially under pressure. His refusal to listen to the radicals in his party made him Washington’s most powerful Democrat. It was all about whether Manchin would agree to it.

It was a simple sweetheart deal by Democrats to get Manchin to agree to a bill they claimed would lower inflation, but which was actually a climate bill disguised. Manchin didn’t know what the bill was, but he signed it anyway. He betrayed the trust of all those who loved him, setting America on the path to an even larger IRS, higher inflation and little else.

At this point, even Manchin can’t defend the bill.

(READ: Joe Manchin’s Latest Comments About the Inflation Reduction Act Prove He’s Just Like Every Other Democrat)

It’s pretty easy math. Betray your constituents and you won’t have any anymore. While some politicians who are so embedded in D.C. culture may find a way to be career politicians, most of these seats aren’t permanent positions.

Cheney can most likely stick a fork in your hand. She’s done. Manchin needs to find forgiveness soon. These two years will pass very quickly.

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