2026年9月14日 美国东部时间下午2:23 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：帕特里克·斯维特克
前西弗吉尼亚州联邦参议员乔·曼钦——一名已从民主党转投无党派的议员——周一表示，他支持两名将在11月参议院关键选区参选的共和党候选人。
在接受美国消费者新闻与商业频道（CNBC）采访时，曼钦表态支持前众议员迈克·罗杰斯（将竞选密歇根州空缺席位）以及缅因州联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯（寻求连任）。这两场选举都对共和党能否保住参议院多数席位至关重要。
“如果参议院失去像苏珊·柯林斯这样的议员，就等于失去了参议院的灵魂——基本上就是那种你可以与之沟通、始终想做正确之事的人，”曼钦说道，他还补充称自己将与这位参议员共同开展竞选活动。
作为两党极端主义的长期批评者，曼钦2010年至2025年任职联邦参议员，并在任期最后几个月退出民主党，称民主党品牌已变得“极具毒性”。他此后仍活跃于政坛，并于今年7月发起全国性行动，助力更多无党派人士当选。
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迈克·罗杰斯（左）与联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯
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在CNBC的采访中，曼钦称赞柯林斯、罗杰斯以及阿拉斯加州联邦参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基（后者2028年才面临连任）是“独立、有独立思想的共和党人，既不是完全极端右翼，也不是完全极端左翼”。
作为民主党议员时，曼钦曾在参议院跨党派支持柯林斯的上次连任竞选。
谈及密歇根州的选举，曼钦表示自己尚未正式背书任何候选人，但称罗杰斯是“私人朋友”，当节目主持人提及民主党候选人、直言不讳的进步人士阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德时，曼钦表达了对罗杰斯的偏好。
“我确实支持迈克·罗杰斯，”曼钦说，“我认为迈克·罗杰斯是个好人，他会出色地履职。”
与此同时，曼钦表示罗杰斯“必须”谴责唐纳德·特朗普总统的贸易政策才能赢得选举，而这位候选人迄今并未这么做。“我们拭目以待，”曼钦说道。
在缅因州，柯林斯面临民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊的挑战——这位前州参议院议长顶替了陷入争议的提名人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳参选。柯林斯正争取第六个任期，而缅因州曾三次在总统选举中输给特朗普。她在社交媒体和一份新闻稿中强调了曼钦的表态，并表示自己对获得他的支持感到“荣幸”。
“乔是我亲爱的朋友和值得信赖的同事，我始终与他紧密合作，为缅因州和美国民众解决问题、争取成果，”柯林斯说道。
周三发布的CNN民调显示，缅因州和密歇根州的参议院选情都十分胶着，潜在选民中尚无明确领先者。
Joe Manchin says he supports Republican candidates in battleground Senate races in Maine and Michigan
2026-09-14 2:23 PM ET / CNN
By Patrick Svitek
Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat-turned-independent, said Monday he supports two Republican Senate candidates running in battleground races in November.
During an appearance on CNBC, Manchin expressed support for former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running for an open seat in Michigan, and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is seeking reelection. Both races are crucial to whether the GOP will retain control of the Senate.
“You lose the Susan Collinses of the Senate, you’re losing the soul of the Senate — basically, a person you can talk to, who wants to do the right thing all of the time,” Manchin said, adding that he would campaign with the senator.
Manchin, a longtime critic of extremes in both parties, served in the Senate from 2010-2025 and left the Democratic Party during his final months in office, arguing that the party’s brand had become “toxic.” He has remained involved in politics and launched a national effort in July to help elect more independents.
Joe Manchin discusses his memoir “Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense” at The 92nd Street Y in New York, on September15, 2025.
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Mike Rogers, left, and Sen. Susan Collins
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In the CNBC interview, Manchin praised Collins, Rogers and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who is not up for reelection until 2028, as “independent, free-thinking Republicans, not completely crazy right or completely crazy left.”
Manchin previously crossed party lines as a Democrat in the Senate to support Collins in her last reelection campaign.
As for Michigan, Manchin said he hasn’t made any endorsements but called Rogers a “personal friend” and expressed a preference for him as the show’s host asked about Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, an outspoken progressive.
“I do support Mike Rogers,” Manchin said. “I think Mike Rogers is a good person. I think he’ll do a great job.”
At the same time, Manchin said Rogers “has to” denounce President Donald Trump’s trade policies to win his race, something the candidate has not done. “We’ll have to see,” Manchin said.
In Maine, Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, the former state Senate president who replaced embattled nominee Graham Platner on the ballot, as she fights for a sixth term in a state that Trump has lost three times. She highlighted Manchin’s remarks on social media and in a news release and said she was “honored” to have his support.
“Joe is a dear friend and trusted colleague with whom I have always worked closely to solve problems and deliver results for the people of Maine and America,” Collins said.
In CNN polling released Wednesday, both the Maine and Michigan races were close, with no clear leader among likely voters.
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