Joe Manchin to Campaign for Susan Collins’s 6th Term in Maine as Race Tightens
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Joe Manchin to Campaign for Susan Collins’s 6th Term in Maine as Race Tightens
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Summary
Wednesday’s appearance in Androscoggin County will put former West Virginia senator Joe Manchin beside Susan Collins as she fights for a sixth term in a competitive Maine race.
Manchin said he had “never” worked with a more centrist, independent-minded senator and argued Collins is “Maine’s senator,” rejecting Democratic claims that she has been a rubber stamp for Donald Trump.
Collins has used four debates with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson to stress her cross-party Senate votes, while Jackson has tried to tie her closely to Trump.
Androscoggin County — which backed Trump in the last three presidential elections — offers Collins a fitting stage to reinforce her independent brand with swing and conservative-leaning voters.