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曼钦称科林斯是“美国的灵魂”，并表示舒默罢免这位温和派共和党议员的努力“荒谬可笑”
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发布时间：2026年10月21日 美国东部时间下午1:06
前西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦——从长期民主党人转变为无党派人士——在缅因州刘易斯顿与密友、共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯一同竞选时接受了福克斯新闻数字频道的采访。
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缅因州刘易斯顿——前西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦，这位从长期民主党人转变为无党派人士的政坛人物，周三抨击参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默试图罢免缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯。曼钦与柯林斯一同出席她这场高风险的连任竞选活动，并称这位前党首的做法“疯了”。
柯林斯是一名温和派共和党议员，曾多次投票反对唐纳德·特朗普总统及其所在政党。如今她正为自己的政治生涯奋力一搏，争取第六个六年任期，代表倾向民主党的缅因州出任参议员。她是2024年大选特朗普失利的州中唯一寻求连任的共和党参议员。
柯林斯与前州参议院议长特洛伊·杰克逊的角逐，是民主党人试图在中期选举中从共和党手中夺回参议院多数席位的绝佳翻盘机会。最新的民调显示双方胜负难料，误差幅度在民意调查范围之内，福克斯新闻最新权力排名将这场竞选列为势均力敌，无党派顶尖政治预测机构《库克政治报告》《内部选举》和《萨巴托水晶球》也持相同看法。
曼钦在参议院任职期间曾与柯林斯密切合作。福克斯新闻数字频道问及他与这位前同事一同竞选的举动，是否会让参议院民主党最高领袖舒默不满时：
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“查克·舒默不会对我和挚友并肩同行感到意外，完全不会。2020年他拼命针对柯林斯时，我就跟他说过他疯了，现在他又这么做，还是疯了。”曼钦说道，他指的是六年前民主党人击败柯林斯连任的尝试以失败告终，以及如今他们再次试图罢免柯林斯。
曼钦强调：“这不对。她是美国的灵魂，是参议院的灵魂，他清楚无论属于哪个党派，都需要更多像苏珊·柯林斯这样的人。这太荒谬了。”
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系舒默的政治团队和民主党参议院竞选委员会寻求置评，但在本文发布时未收到回复。
这位曾在2010年至2025年担任参议员的前西弗吉尼亚州州长，经常与本党唱反调，令民主党总统巴拉克·奥巴马和乔·拜登，以及舒默和其他参议院民主党领导层感到不满。
就在杰克逊试图罢免柯林斯之际，他多次试图将这位参议员与特朗普绑定，而特朗普在缅因州和全美各地的支持率进一步跌破冰点。
民主党人看到了翻盘参议院席位的新机会，但共和党雄厚的资金优势仍是障碍
2026年10月21日，在缅因州刘易斯顿，从民主党人转变为无党派人士的前西弗吉尼亚州参议员乔·曼钦（中）与寻求连任的缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯一同参加竞选活动。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
但曼钦表示，柯林斯“不是特朗普的参议员。她不是共和党议员，也不是民主党议员，她是代表缅因州的美国参议员……是我见过最有独立精神的人。”
柯林斯指出：“在我们共事的那些年里，我和乔参与了参议院通过并成为法律的每一项两党倡议……我非常享受我们的合作，为缅因州、西弗吉尼亚州和美国办成实事。”
曼钦和柯林斯在会见了西蒙斯热狗摊的员工和顾客后接受了记者采访。这家位于刘易斯顿市中心的知名本地餐馆已有百年历史。这是他们在缅因州第二国会选区的两场竞选活动的第一站，该选区是关键摇摆选区。
柯林斯和杰克逊上周进行了第四次也是最后一次辩论。这位参议员利用辩论展示了自己的参议院资深资历如何帮助她为缅因州争取到联邦资金。与此同时，杰克逊则将自己定位为局外人，称自己了解工薪阶层选民的困境和不满。
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2024年周四晚，缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯与前缅因州参议院议长、民主党联邦参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊进行第四次辩论。（查利·特里巴洛/法新社通过盖蒂图片社；查利·特里巴洛/法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
杰克逊在7月底的特别提名大会上获胜，获得了该党的参议院提名。此前初选获胜者格雷厄姆·普特纳在被指控强奸一名前女友后退出竞选。普特纳否认了指控，但还是退出了。
杰克逊今年早些时候在民主党州长提名竞选中失利，初选期间他曾与普特纳一同竞选。
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与此同时，柯林斯有着多次从民主党罢免行动中幸存的历史。
六年前，她当时的民主党挑战者、时任缅因州众议院议长萨拉·吉迪恩曾领先，但柯林斯以近9个百分点的优势成功连任，而前总统乔·拜登也以相近优势拿下该州。
福克斯新闻的凯莉·斯凯勒为本报道贡献了内容。
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Manchin calls Schumer ‘crazy’ for trying to oust GOP senator in crucial Senate showdown
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Manchin called Collins ‘the soul of America’ and said Schumer’s efforts to oust the moderate Republican are ‘ridiculous’
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Published October 21, 2026 1:06pm EDT
Former Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a longtime Democrat turned independent, speaks with Fox News Digital in Lewiston, Maine as he campaigns with his close friend Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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LEWISTON, MAINE – Former Sen. Joe Manchin, a longtime Democrat turned independent, took aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday for trying to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, calling his former party leader’s efforts “crazy” as he joined Collins on the campaign trail in her high-stakes re-election race.
Collins, a moderate Republican who at times has voted against President Donald Trump and her party, is fighting for her political life as she runs for a sixth six-year term representing blue-leaning Maine in the Senate. She is the only GOP senator seeking re-election in a state Trump lost in the 2024 election.
The race between Collins and Troy Jackson, a former state Senate president, is a top flip opportunity for Democrats as they try to win back the Senate majority from Republicans in the midterm elections. The latest public opinion polls indicate a margin-of-error showdown, and the latest Fox News Power Rankings rate the race as a toss-up, as do leading nonpartisan political handicappers the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections and Sabato’s Crystal Ball.
Manchin, who worked closely with Collins during his years in the Senate, was asked by Fox News Digital how his campaigning with his former colleague would sit with Schumer, the top Democrat in the chamber.
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“Chuck Schumer would not be surprised of me being with my dear friend. There is no surprise there at all. I told him he was crazy in 2020 from working against her so hard and he’s crazy now to work against her,” Manchin said, as he referred to unsuccessful efforts by Democrats to defeat Collins in her re-election six years ago, and their current push to oust her.
Manchin emphasized, “This is not right. She is the soul of America. She is the soul of the Senate, and he knows he needs more Susan Collins, no matter what side of the aisle they’re on. This is ridiculous.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer’s political team and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for a comment but did not receive a response at the time this story was published.
A former West Virginia governor who served in the Senate from 2010 to 2025, Manchin frequently broke with his party, frustrating Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, as well as Schumer and other Senate Democratic leaders.
As he works to oust Collins from the Senate, Jackson has repeatedly tried to anchor the senator to Trump, who has seen his approval ratings in Maine and across the country drop further underwater.
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Former Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a Democrat turned independent, center, joins Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on the campaign trail as she runs for re-election, on Oct. 21, 2026, in Lewiston, Maine.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
But Manchin said that Collins is “not a Trump senator. She’s not a Republican senator or a Democrat senator. She’s an American senator that represents her state of Maine … the most independent minded person I’ve ever met.”
Collins noted that “Joe and I were part of every bipartisan initiative that passed the Senate and became law during the years that we worked together … I just so enjoy our partnership in getting things done for Maine, for West Virginia and for America.”
Manchin and Collins spoke with reporters after meeting with restaurant workers and customers at Simones’ Hot Dog Stand, a famed local eatery in downtown Lewiston that’s been serving customers for a century. It was the first of two campaign stops in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, a key swing district.
Collins and Jackson last week faced off on the debate stage for the fourth and final time. The senator used the debates to showcase how her Senate seniority has helped her deliver federal funding for Maine. Meanwhile, Jackson used the showdowns to position himself as an outsider who understands the struggles and frustrations of working-class voters.
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, faces off against Troy Jackson, the former Maine Senate president and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, in their fourth debate appearance together on Thursday evening.(Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images; Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
Jackson won a special nominating convention in late July to claim the party’s Senate nomination, which was left vacant after primary winner Graham Platner ended his campaign following allegations he raped a woman he previously dated. Platner denied the allegations but dropped out.
Jackson, who earlier this year unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, had campaigned alongside Platner during the primary campaign.
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Collins, meanwhile, has a history of surviving Democratic efforts to unseat her.
Six years ago, she trailed Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the Maine House speaker at the time, but Collins won re-election by nearly nine points while former President Joe Biden carried the state by a similar margin.
Fox News’ Kailey Schuyler contributed to this story.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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