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Common Ground Scorecard for Joe Manchin

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U.S. Senate

Joe Manchin (WV - D)

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Joe Manchin, one of the last statewide Democratic office-holders in West Virginia, positioned himself as a centrist dealmaker in the closely divided Senate of the 117th Congress. Even as the state has trended Republican, backing Donald Trump over Joe Biden by 39 points in 2020, Manchin has stuck with his party while departing from it and trying to help shape it. He was first elected to public office in 1982 to serve in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After four years, he was elected to the state Senate, where he served until 1997. He was elected West Virginia secretary of state in 2000 before becoming governor in 2005.

(Bloomberg Government biography of Joe Manchin)

Learn what Joe Manchin says about finding common ground

Not up for Reelection: Retiring

Top Organizations and Groups

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services

Common Ground Score is

89
*Common Ground Maverick*
Champion

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
29
Personal ActionsMAX 30
30
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
10

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Official Performance Commentary

Official Performance score increased 6 points based on 2023 performance. Top 10% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

Joined Senator Whitehouse, who sits on the opposite side of envionmental issues, for a tour of Whitehouse's state of Rhode Island during which they had multiple public conversations on the issue, which they've also done on the Senate floor. Joined Republican Senator Dan Sullivan for a conversation on Bret Baier's (Fox News) Common Ground podcast. Co-chair of the Senate Common Sense Coalition.

Communications Commentary

"We are determined to see if we can find common ground to move forward."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

Champions common ground as co-chair of the Senate Common Sense Coalition and by focusing national television interviews on the pursuit of common ground.

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  • Champion
  • Well Above Average
  • Somewhat Above Average
  • Average
  • Somewhat Below Average
  • Well Below Average

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For candidates without congressional or gubernatorial service, Official Performance points are a predictive estimate using statistical modeling.

Personal Actions points can be provisionally awarded for a commitment to take the action(s) within the first six months of office, if elected.

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