Senate Democrats up for reelection in competitive districts that President Joe Biden lost or just narrowly won in 2020 appear to be distancing themselves from the president and voting against him more often.
Since the new Congress began in January, Senate Democrats in battleground states have broken with the president far more often on key topics. These vulnerable lawmakers, specifically those in red and purple states that Biden either lost or won by less than 10 percentage points, have voted in line with the president 28 points less frequently, on average, than they did in the previous Congress, according to an analysis from FiveThirtyEight.
The shift is not entirely surprising for Manchin as he considers reelection in a state Biden lost by nearly 40 points in 2020. Manchin is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents up for reelection, possibly placing him in one of only three Senate races that are deemed to be a “toss-up.” Tester is running for reelection in a state that former President Donald Trump won by 16.4 percentage points in 2020. Senate Republicans have zeroed in on Tester as one of their top targets next year, hoping to flip his seat and gain control of the upper chamber.
Independents who caucus with the Democrats have also broken with the president, specifically Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Angus King . King has voted in line with Biden about 27 percentage points less than he did in the last Congress despite running for reelection in a solidly blue state.
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