这位前民主党人转为无党派人士此前向缅因州选民表示，柯林斯“不是特朗普派参议员”，当前她正与特洛伊·杰克逊角逐参议员席位
2026年10月19日美国东部时间12:46 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
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一名民主党人梦寐以求想要推翻的资深共和党参议员，意外得到了本党前议员的支持，这让参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默颜面尽失。
前参议员乔·曼钦在退休前退出民主党成为无党派人士，他将前往缅因州为共和党缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯助选，柯林斯的竞选团队向福克斯新闻数字频道证实了这一消息。
柯林斯正与前缅因州州参议员特洛伊·杰克逊展开激烈角逐，争取连任参议院第六届任期。今年早些时候，格雷厄姆·普拉特纳因性侵犯指控引发轩然大波后退出竞选，使得这场选战变得更加胶着。
‘哦，闭嘴！’: 抗议者扰乱缅因州参议院辩论后，民主党人对柯林斯厉声呵斥
2024年7月11日，在华盛顿特区，西弗吉尼亚州无党派参议员乔·曼钦离开美国国会大厦，参加参议院民主党人与拜登总统高级顾问的闭门会议。（盖蒂图片社）
曼钦与柯林斯共同参与竞选造势的消息最先由《塞马福尔》网站报道，此时正值舒默与民主党将柯林斯塑造成唐纳德·特朗普总统的橡皮图章之际——尽管柯林斯在特朗普第二任期内多次与总统意见相左，最突出的案例便是针对特朗普标志性立法“一项宏伟、美妙的法案”。
曼钦告诉该媒体，他与曾在参议院共事多年的柯林斯一同亮相，旨在向缅因州选民证明，柯林斯拥有两党合作的从政记录，这对推动关键法案至关重要，比如他在拜登前总统任内通过的基建法案，以及挫败特朗普废除《平价医疗法案》的政策意图。
舒默的“头号目标”称选民会认为民主党参议院挑战者过于极端
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“她不是特朗普派参议员，”曼钦说道。
他本周三前往缅因州参与竞选造势，距离另一位民主党重要助选人士到访“度假州”仅间隔24小时：众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹。
杰克逊也得到了其他进步派重量级人物的站台助选，包括马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦和佛蒙特州无党派参议员伯尼·桑德斯。
“伊丽莎白·沃伦、伯尼·桑德斯和亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹代表了全国民主党中的极左翼阵营，”柯林斯的发言人布莱克·克南告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“他们全都来到缅因州为特洛伊·杰克逊助选，选民能清楚看出他的执政立场。”
舒默称自己不会离任，但他自己的候选人尚未准备好支持他
缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯正与前缅因州州参议员特洛伊·杰克逊展开激烈角逐，争取连任参议院第六届任期。（瑞安·墨菲/盖蒂图片社；安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
“曼钦参议员为柯林斯参议员助选，证明了她高效、独立的领导记录，以及为缅因州和美国带来切实成果的承诺，”她补充道。
曼钦决定为柯林斯助选，是对舒默与民主党党的尖锐抨击，此前他在参议院任职期间，多年来一直是民主党领导层及往届民主党政府的眼中钉。
在去年出版的回忆录中，曼钦猛烈抨击前总统巴拉克·奥巴马、拜登以及舒默，尤其针对舒默支持废除议事规则中的阻挠议事条款。这也是他为何在书中写道“希望共和党在2024年赢得参议院多数席位”的原因。
“我相信这是保护参议院作为议事机构的唯一希望，”曼钦说道。“我真心认为，如果共和党掌权，他们会维护阻挠议事条款，这是防止彻底党派专政的最后一道护栏。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Manchin bucks Schumer, throws support behind Republican Democrats want to oust
The former Democrat-turned-independent told voters Collins ‘is not a Trump senator’ ahead of her race against Troy Jackson
October 19, 2026 12:46pm EDT / Fox News
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A top Senate Republican whom Democrats are salivating at the chance to unseat is getting an unexpected assist from a former member of their own party, delivering a political snub to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent before retiring from the Senate, is making a swing into Maine to support Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the lawmaker’s campaign confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Collins is locked in a tight race against former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson as she seeks a sixth term in the upper chamber. The race has remained close after it was shaken up earlier this year when Graham Platner dropped out after a sexual assault allegation rocked his campaign.
‘OH, SHUT UP!’: DEMOCRAT SNAPS AT COLLINS AFTER HECKLER DRIVES MAINE SENATE DEBATE OFF THE RAILS
Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., leaves the U.S. Capitol for a private meeting between Senate Democrats and President Joe Biden’s senior advisors on July 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Getty Images)
Manchin’s visit on the trail with Collins, first reported by Semafor, comes as Schumer and Democrats have tried to paint Collins as a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump, though she has often broken with the president during his second term, most notably on his signature legislation, the “one big, beautiful bill.”
Manchin told the outlet that his appearance alongside Collins, whom he served with during the entirety of his career in the upper chamber, was meant to demonstrate to Maine voters that Collins has a bipartisan track record that was instrumental in advancing key legislation, like his infrastructure package passed under former President Joe Biden, and blocking Trump’s policy desires, like repealing Obamacare.
SCHUMER’S ‘NUMBER ONE TARGET’ SAYS VOTERS WILL SEE HER DEMOCRAT SENATE CHALLENGER AS TOO EXTREME
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“She is not a Trump senator,” Manchin said.
His foray onto the campaign trail in Maine on Wednesday will come just 24 hours before another major surrogate for Democrats will make her way to Vacationland: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Jackson has had other progressive heavyweights join him on the campaign stump, too, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
“Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represent the far left of the national Democratic Party,” Collins spokeswoman Blake Kernen told Fox News Digital. “That they are all campaigning in Maine for Troy Jackson tells voters exactly how he would govern.”
SCHUMER SAYS HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE, BUT HIS OWN CANDIDATES AREN’T READY TO BACK HIM
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is locked in a tight race against former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson as she seeks a sixth term in the upper chamber.(Ryan Murphy/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“Senator Manchin campaigning for Senator Collins is a testament to her record of effective, independent leadership and commitment delivering results that have greatly benefited Maine and America,” she continued.
Manchin’s decision to stump for Collins serves as a sharp rebuke to Schumer and the Democratic Party and comes after his years of serving as a thorn in the side of Democratic leadership and previous Democratic administrations while he was still in the Senate.
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In his memoir released last year, Manchin tore into former President Barack Obama, Biden and Schumer, particularly over Schumer’s support for nuking the filibuster. That reasoning is why he wrote that he “wanted Republicans to win the Senate majority in 2024.”
“I believed it was the only hope for preserving the Senate as an institution,” Manchin said. “I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total partisan rule.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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