Ever since Senator Joe Manchin III, the conservative West Virginia Democrat, solid the essential vote final 12 months for the Inflation Discount Act, delivering President Biden his largest legislative victory so far, the invoice has weighed him down politically.
Mr. Manchin’s ballot numbers in his solidly Republican and coal-rich state dropped final 12 months after he performed a crucial position in writing the local weather, well being and tax laws. He has since labored to rebrand the pro-environment legislation, telling…