Joe Manchin campaigns with Susan Collins in Maine and criticizes Chuck Schumer's effort to defeat her
Former Sen. Joe Manchin campaigned in Maine with Sen. Susan Collins during her 2026 reelection race. Manchin said he told Schumer he was "crazy" to work against Collins, both in 2020 and now. Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney criticized Collins for campaigning with Manchin, citing his advisory role at Apollo Global Management.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 8% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
2 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Washington Examiner
The Hill
CBS News
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin ‘insulting’
labor criticism of Collins-Manchin event · negative
CBS News
Collins enlists Manchin to woo moderates as she distances herself from Trump
neutral
First to report
- The Hillfirst
- Washington Examiner+1.2 h
- CBS News+2.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
One outlet centers Manchin's attack on Schumer; the other centers labor's fury at Manchin and Apollo. Same campaign stop, different protagonists.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Schumer 'crazy' to target Collins, Manchin says”
“Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin ‘insulting’”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
All5Claimed4Corroborated1
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Claimed
Manchin told Schumer he was "crazy" to work against Collins, in 2020 and now
Corroborated
Disputed
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