Joe Manchin endorses Susan Collins for reelection

[dtownreppin214]

With friends like this who needs enemies.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed GOP Sen. Susan Collins for reelection on Thursday, in a rare rebuff of partisan politics in an increasingly polarized Senate.

The moderate West Virginia senator also offered to campaign for the vulnerable Maine incumbent. It’s a boon for Collins, who Democrats likely need to beat if they hope to take the Senate majority in 2020.

“I would go up and campaign for Susan Collins. If she wanted me to, I would campaign for Susan Collins. For America to lose somebody like Susan Collins would be an absolute shame. I feel that strongly about her," Manchin said on Thursday.

He admitted his comments will not please Democrats eager to defeat Collins.

“You think my party will be happy? No," Manchin said in an interview with C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program that will air beginning on Friday night.

Though it's rare for a member of one political party to endorse another, Manchin and Collins are some of the few remaining moderates left in the Senate. And Manchin fundamentally disagrees with sitting senators campaigning against each other, making his endorsement of his Maine colleague a natural extension of his efforts to work across the aisle.

 

[Pressure]

They're pretty much the same person. They're the definition of centrists. This isn't surprising if we're being objective. He won't receive blowback either.

 

[88m3]

What's there to say that hasn't been said about both of them

 

[dtownreppin214]

They're pretty much the same person. They're the definition of centrists. This isn't surprising if we're being objective. He won't receive blowback either.

My guess is her opponent will be a centrist Dem. Is Manchin going to campaign against a fellow cendem lol? This dude is going to be a problem for any progressive dem president.

 

[Pressure]

My guess is her opponent will be a centrist Dem. Is Manchin going to campaign against a fellow cendem lol? This dude is going to be a problem for any progressive dem president.

I use to give him a pass, but him and the blue dogs can kick rocks.

All this reach across the aisle talk is harmful when you're trying to reach out and work with scum.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

He really should switch to R and stop this charade.

 

[mastermind]

He’s not a Democrat.

 

[dh86]

“Real democrats”

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

I dont want to say both partiea are the same but....

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

I dont want to say both partiea are the same but....

This fekkit ain’t a Democrat .

 

[Bleed The Freak]

He's playing the long game for governor and is looking out for thelf.

 

[dtownreppin214]

He's playing the long game for governor and is looking out for thelf.

I don't know how this moves the needle in a governor's race. Plus most recent governors in WV have been Democrats. Manchin is popular in the state; I'm so sick of hearing about his political vulnerability. It's a boogeyman to cover for his treachery.

 

[hashmander]

I dont want to say both partiea are the same but....

if mancin and collins were representative of their party's elected officials then that comment would be spot on. they are outliers.

 

[Jhoon]

I use to give him a pass, but him and the blue dogs can kick rocks.

All this reach across the aisle talk is harmful when you're trying to reach out and work with scum.

He’s not reaching across the aisle.

But you have to be careful. Let’s say Collin gets replaced. Doug jones down in Alabama is a definite loss. You have to hope for an upset in weird ass places.

 

[Jhoon]

I don't know how this moves the needle in a governor's race. Plus most recent governors in WV have been Democrats. Manchin is popular in the state; I'm so sick of hearing about his political vulnerability. It's a boogeyman to cover for his treachery.

He just won re-election. Having thoughts about his seat is a waste of time. What seats can we flip in 22?