If Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) decides to run for reelection in 2024,
he might be the most vulnerable Democratic senator in the country. West
Virginia is a deep red state, and Manchin’s approval rating has
plummeted according to a recent Morning Consult poll. But he hasn’t lost
in West Virginia since the 1990s, and he’s long-benefited from
distancing himself from national Democratic leaders and attacking
party-line policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act. POLITICO’s
Holly Otterbein breaks down the signals to Manchin’s eventual
re-election decision. Plus, a panel of federal judges expressed
skepticism about an effort by major oil companies to move a climate
change lawsuit brought by the District of Columbia into federal court.

 

Holly Otterbein is a national political reporter for POLITICO. 

Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Brook Hayes edited this POLITICO energy podcast.

Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.