U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who has for years fashioned himself as an “independent” or a “moderate” despite backing exclusively left-wing Democratic Party policies, issued a ringing endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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“She [Vice President Harris] is passionate about two things—the truth and our democracy. These are the qualities I want in a President, and this is why I’m voting for Kamala Harris,” said Sen. King in an Instagram post on Thursday.
King admitted that Harris is the first presidential candidate he knew personally. According to the junior senator from Maine, they worked together in the Senate Intelligence Committee when Harris was serving as the furthest left senator in Congress.
In his post, King celebrated Harris’s ability to question witnesses and engage with national security issues—a perspicacity that has been notably lacking during her campaign interviews with national media, or Oprah.
King’s fawning praise continued, calling Harris “whip-smart” and “calm under stress.”
He claimed that, away from cameras, Harris is not actually very partisan.
Congressional information site GovTrack ranked Harris as the most liberal senator of 2019 in a now-deleted post, suggesting that she is anything but nonpartisan.
In the same way that Harris is now attempting to moderate the radical positions she held as recently as 2019, King’s political career has been characterized by a tightrope walk between voting for left-wing policies in Washington, D.C., while projecting the image of a middle-of-the-road moderate back in Maine.
King did not mention a single issue or policy on which he disagrees with Harris during his endorsement—neither the version of Harris who ran in 2019 nor the version who is running now against former Republican President Donald Trump.
“Senator King is proud to join the long line of thoughtful, independent leaders from the State of Maine, and he works hard every day to bring Republicans and Democrats together to find common-sense solutions for Maine and America,” says King on his campaign website.
King did not clarify whether he believes Harris’s most radical policies, including price controls for food, fit his definition of bipartisan common sense solutions.
Even Democratic Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) has refused to endorse Harris as he faces a close race in the state’s conservative-leaning Second Congressional District.
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Call a spade a spade .
Angus is just another lying Democrat .
Period .
I love the photo of Angus themainewire uses. Spot on. Angus is not independent by any stretch.
Angus the phony is not an independent. The only times he’s voted for a republican proposal is when the majority of democrats vote for it too. When it’s republicans against democrats he’s voted 100% with the democrats. Kamala has to be the dumbest candidate I’ve ever seen. She’s the goddess of the word salad. A candidate for president who has never won a single delegate. Before dementia Joe miserably lost his debate was laughed at by our press and ALL foreign press. Under Trump we had statistically no inflation. Black and Hispanic employment was lower than it ever has been. We were leaving wars we shouldn’t have been with in the first place. There were no new global conflicts. The economy but for Covid was roaring. Under Biden and Kamala we’re closer to WW3 than ever. Iran, Korea, Russia do whatever they want. We had a disastrous departure from Afghanistan. (Just for fun look up how Trump dealt with the Taliban leader during out withdrawal). Angus is a total liar and pile of dung. He’s conned the southern part of the state that he’s gods gift. He will get his on the end.
“She [Vice President Harris] is passionate about two things—the truth and our democracy. These are the qualities I want in a President, and this is why I’m voting for Kamala Harris,” said Sen. King. I am so sick of this absolute fraud. I hope Demi Kouzounas sends him packing in November so we don’t have to see his face or read quotes about what this loser thinks ever again.
Gee, 650,000 criminal illegals running around our country, great job King, Pingree, Golden. How much do you guys HATE America and specifically Mainers?
Has Angus been in Washington so long he’s lost his grasp of reality?
@Doug, King has been in Maine so long he actually think he is a Mainer, just like Pingree does. They are not and never will be.
These scumbags have been in govt. For DECADES! AND HAVE BEEN SPOUTING THE SAME OLD SHIT!! they will never ,ever tax or take more money from themselves or the scum that fund their campaigns and lifestyle . WAKE UP
China King. He’s just another lying democrat beholding to his Chinese paymasters. Those paymasters that making the windmills and solar panel. Remember when he sent hit lists out to social media companies requesting they squash opposing opinions to his hidden agenda.
King , How many Killers did your support of the VP let in to the USA? More than one per Maine county it comes out to. You are a Maine killer when you support the VP.
Not voting for you.
Now how meany convicted raperest?
Concerned Citizen— The Five Bright Bulbs– add the governor who helped them come in to MAINE
VOTE THEM ALL OUT
Concerned Citizen- Do not forget to VOTE the RINO sue out as she does not support TRUMP
A “houghtful” king supported letting killers in to our country?
What a BS leader.
Sung to “davey crocket” tune. anus, anus king, queen of the wild frontier.
Maine does not need a King
Get rid of King. Demi for Maine! And vote out Pingree while we are at it.
Dear A. King what are you going to do about the 425,000 convicted criminals you supported Bidden letting into our Country? Are you going to speak and lie like Harris is.
That is 85,000 per state.
Any living on your street?
Hahaha hahaha it’s so simple – look at the last 46 presidents, notice: not one repeat face, huh? You don’t have to be a senator to figure it out. Everyone should stop wasting time on the election and instead think about how we can get the military to sweep up all these fuckin narcotics dealers everywhere. I bet Special K’s got a few ideas about how to round up these white narcotics sellers . . .
You have to ask yourself, which party has promoted a breakdown of civility and society. The Floyd riots, antifa, defund the police, rigged elections, unchecked migrants
That means that King supports 425,000 criminals comming to America.
Someone needs to let Angus know that we’re a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy. When our elected officials don’t even know our form of government, that’s a scary thought.
Angus King also had ringing praise and admiration for child porn gubernatorial hopeful democrat Eliot Cutler. Kamala is a pro child trafficking nitwit.
Please Maine, Dump this democrat in independent clothing.. If Angus had any cojones he would admit he is a democrat and run as a democrat. He thinks he can buffalo voters to believe he is independent, when his voting record proves otherwise.
Let’s send the “independent” packing. It’s too bad that tar and feathers isn’t jn vogue anymore.
Demi 2024
Angus asked Twitter to silence Eric Brakey a few years back. He needs to go the way of the dodo. He doesn’t represent Mainers, he represents the globalist’s agenda.
Ohhhhh, please, King is and has always been a demorat!