Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) is amplifying a centrist message to voters as he faces the possibility the GOP could capture his House seat next month. 

The Democratic incumbent of Maine’s deep-purple 2nd Congressional District, Golden has described himself as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. Now, he said he wants to “basically reject party loyalty” as a member of the lower chamber’s centrist Blue Dog Coalition. One of the country’s most maverick lawmakers, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), is also framing Golden as a lawmaker who governs according to his independent framework, according to a report from Politico.