{"id":2602746,"date":"2026-05-14T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-praises-susan-collinss-independence-during-maine-trip\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:58:36","slug":"vance-praises-susan-collinss-independence-during-maine-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-praises-susan-collinss-independence-during-maine-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance praises Susan Collins&#8217;s independence during Maine trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-praises-susan-collinss-independence-during-maine-trip%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2602746&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>JD Vance praised U.S. Sen. Susan Collins during a campaign stop in Maine ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-demcocrats-campaign-arm-unveils-35-districts-in-play-for-2026-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Demcocrats&#039; campaign arm unveils 35 districts &#039;in play&#039; for 2026- Washington Examiner\">upcoming midterm season<\/a>, while noting that she was absent from a Bangor event focused on Vance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-fraud efforts<\/a> because of her voting in Washington. Speaking to the crowd,Vance expressed respect for Collins\u2019s independence despite his frustrations that she is not more partisan,and he urged support for her ahead of a competitive reelection race this fall.<\/p>\n<p>vance is also campaigning in Maine for former Gov. Paul LePage in the state\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, arguing that LePage can definitely help crack down on federal fraud. He highlighted that the seat is seen as a promising Republican opportunity, citing Trump\u2019s sizable win there in 2024 and the open seat created when rep. Jared Golden chose to retire.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> praised Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) during a campaign trip to Maine before the fall <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>, despite the senator distancing herself from him and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an event in Bangor on Thursday highlighting the work of Vance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-pandemic-unemployment-money-from-past-year-stolen-bulk-of-it-in-foreign-hands-report\/\" title=\"Half Of Pandemic Unemployment Money From Past Year Stolen,  ...Bulk\u2019 Of It In Foreign Hands:\u00a0Report\">anti-fraud task force<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-in-israel-october-7-was-not-simply-a-terrorist-attack-but-a-terrorist-invasion\/\" title=\"Pence in Israel: Oct 7 - Not just an attack, but an invasion\">vice president noted<\/a> that Collins was not in attendance due to votes in Washington. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4568614\/crockett-backs-christian-menefee-over-longtime-texas-rep-al-green\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jasmine Crockett backs Menefee over longtime Texas Democrat Al Green<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4568569\/julia-letlow-trump-louisiana-senate-house-votes-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump-backed Senate hopeful Julia Letlow skips House votes as Louisiana primary nears<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4568481\/wes-moore-double-down-maryland-redistricting-push\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Wes Moore doubles down on failed Maryland redistricting push: \u2018We don\u2019t have a choice but to act\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I get frustrated with Susan Collins,\u201d Vance told the crowd. \u201cI almost wish that she was more partisan. But the thing I love about Susan is she is independent because <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> is an independent state, and frankly, if she was as partisan as I sometimes wish that she was, she would not be a good fit for the people of Maine.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cSo let\u2019s give a shout out to Susan Collins, who\u2019s doing a great job,\u201d Vance added. <\/p>\n<p>Collins is facing a tough reelection battle this fall. The incumbent is likely to face scandal-plagued Democrat Graham Platner in the general election. Platner leads Graham by an average of 7 percentage points, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2026\/maine\/collins-vs-platner\">RealClearPolitics\u2019s data aggregation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is also in Maine on Thursday to campaign for former Republican Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paul-lepage\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4384\">Paul LePage<\/a>, who is contesting the Pine Tree State\u2019s 2nd Congressional District. The seat is open after Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-golden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7050\">Jared Golden<\/a> (D-ME) opted to retire.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/\"><strong>TRUMP UNVEILS IVF INSURANCE COVERAGE PLAN FOR 2027<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republicans see the district as a prime pick-up opportunity. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> won the district by 10 percentage points in 2024 over former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaul is a great guy, a guy who loves the state of Maine,\u201d he said. \u201cFraud has festered in Maine because this guy is no longer the governor of Maine, so we\u2019re going to send him to Washington and fight fraud at the federal level.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance praised Sen. Susan Collins in Maine despite distancing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2602747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-mltqv0ky8-1778778996231-e1778779472867.jpg?1778765067&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5118,9224,79679,34870,15469],"class_list":["post-2602746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bipartisanship","tag-independence","tag-maine-trip","tag-susan-collins","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-mltqv0ky8-1778778996231-e1778779472867.jpg?1778765067&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602746"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602750,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602746\/revisions\/2602750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}