JD Vance praises ‘very independent friend’ Susan Collins — as senator snubs his rally in Maine

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans to support his “very independent friend” Sen. Susan Collins during his Monday visit to Maine — as Collins skipped his rally citing an unspecified scheduling conflict. Vance stumped for her anyways, saying that he appreciated her emphasis on delivering for constituents — with the unspoken subtext that the Democratic-leaning state’s voters could determine control of the upper chamber for the final two years of the Trump administration.