Crossing Party Lines, Manchin Endorses Murkowski's Senate Campaign
Newsy
It isn’t the first time that Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has bucked his party’s political operation.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday endorsed Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski for reelection, crossing party lines to back the incumbent from Alaska who faces a primary challenger supported by former President Donald Trump.
The conservative West Virginia lawmaker said he has teamed well with Murkowski in the 50-50 Senate to build bipartisan support for legislation such as President Joe Biden's infrastructure law. He said Alaska and the Senate are well-served with her in office.
"It's hypocritical to basically work with a person day in and day out and then, when they're in cycle, you're supposed to be against them because they have an R or D by their name," said Manchin, who appeared with Murkowski on CNN's "State of the Union" to promote the values of bipartisanship.
