On September 14, 2026, former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), who departed the Democratic Party, endorsed Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) in her Senate race, praising her as a centrist. The endorsement drew reactions from Democratic supporters on social media.
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Former Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), praising her as the “soul of the Senate.” Manchin gave his nod to Collins over Troy Jackson, her progressive challenger who supports Medicare for All and dismantling Immigration and...
LOL! Fucking traitors! “Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), praising her as the ‘soul of the Senate,'” The Hill reports. # USPol