Politics · 12 d ago
Susan Collins campaigns with Joe Manchin to show she is independent of Trump
The Maine Republican shared breakfast in Lewiston on Wednesday with Manchin, the former West Virginia senator who left the Democratic Party, and a room of Maine voters. Manchin has endorsed her.
“She’s an American senator that represents her state of Maine.”
— Joe Manchin, former senator
Nov
3
Tuesday
Maine
Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson on Nov 3 in a race rated a toss-up. She is the only Republican senator up for reelection in a state Trump lost.
Collins
Often breaks with Trump
Jackson
A rubber stamp
Collins says she often votes against Trump’s wishes, while Jackson calls her a “rubber stamp” for the president.
