Maine Senate race: Susan Collins enlists former Democratic colleague Joe Manchin to highlight Collins's independence

Summary

Republican Sen. Susan Collins, trying to fend off a challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson, a onetime state Senate president, made appearances on Wednesday 21 October with Joe Manchin, a West Virginian who became an independent late in Manchin's career before retiring, the LA Times reported. The Philadelphia Inquirer said Collins is campaigning with the former Democratic colleague in the late stage of the Maine senator's tight reelection campaign, in an effort to highlight Collins's independence. According to Fortune, Collins is partnering with Manchin and breaking from Trump to promote independence and 'true blue-blooded Maine'-ness, Manchin saying that to lose Collins would be 'to lose the soul of the Senate'.

Latest: Republican Sen. Susan Collins, trying to fend off a challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson in a tight reelection campaign, made appearances with former Democratic colleague Joe Manchin in an effort to highlight Collins's independence, the LA Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Fortune reported.

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