Susan Collins wins reelection despite being all-in with Trump
Her mild concern about the Trump era was still enough to win her a fifth term.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2020Her mild concern about the Trump era was still enough to win her a fifth term.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2020Races in Georgia and Maine could determine who controls the Senate.
By Josh Israel - November 04, 2020The Maine Republican continues to back the justices, who have already tried to destroy abortion rights.
By Josh Israel - October 29, 2020Susan Collins’ vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ensured the Maine Senate race would draw national attention and cash.
By Associated Press - October 22, 2020They’ve spent $5.5 million in support of Sens. Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, and David Perdue.
By Josh Israel - October 20, 2020Collins’ Democratic challenger outraised her by more than 4 to 1 last quarter.
By Josh Israel - October 19, 2020With a vindictive tweet, Trump made Collins’ bid for reelection even harder for her than it already was.
By Emily Singer - October 16, 2020Donald Trump promised to appoint ‘pro-life’ judges. Susan Collins has voted to confirm nearly all of them.
By Josh Israel - October 12, 2020The Republican senator from Maine complains about ‘a huge mistake,’ but doesn’t say who made it.
By Josh Israel - October 07, 2020Collins blames ‘both sides’ for Tuesday’s debate debacle, even as moderator Chris Wallace said Trump did most of the interrupting.
By Josh Israel - September 30, 2020Democrat Sara Gideon is now favored to win the seat.
By Josh Israel - September 21, 2020The complaint alleges that a Republican Jewish Coalition ad was an illegal contribution to Collins’ campaign.
By Emily Singer - September 16, 2020Democratic nominee Sara Gideon is targeting Collins’ record seven weeks before Election Day.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 15, 2020‘His handling of the coronavirus crisis has been extremely uneven.’
By Josh Israel - September 11, 2020Wayne Parry served four terms as a Republican state representative and is currently a candidate for his old seat.
By Josh Israel - July 31, 2020Collins trails Democrat Sara Gideon by 4 points in the latest Maine Senate poll.
By Josh Israel - July 22, 2020Democrats are posting record fundraising hauls in key contests across the country.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2020The Republican senator from Maine voted to acquit Trump during his impeachment trial and backed most of his judges.
By Josh Israel - June 30, 2020‘We’re sorry that you decided to come to Maine, but since you are here, could you do us a favor? Resign,’ the Portland Press Herald wrote.
By Emily Singer - June 05, 2020The Republican senator from Maine has accepted a total of $19,500 in campaign contributions from Abbott Laboratories, which is now engaged in developing testing systems for the coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - April 23, 2020Democratic Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has announced he’s running for Senate, upping his party’s odds of winning control of the chamber.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2020A new poll found Collins losing to her likely Democratic opponent Sara Gideon, 47% to 43%.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2020Collins was the deciding vote in 2010 against the DISCLOSE Act, which would have required transparency for political ads.
By Josh Israel - February 24, 2020The Maine Republican will run for a fifth term.
By Associated Press - December 18, 2019Maine resident Erik Mercer placed a second ad this week chastising Collins for ignoring him and his fellow constituents.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 21, 2019Only 35% of Maine voters approve of Collins’ job as senator.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 16, 2019Collins claimed the concerned citizen had been ‘rude’ to her — but he says he was just asking questions.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 14, 2019It’s already doing the bare minimum, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocking most House-passed legislation from ever reaching the floor.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 07, 2019Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) turned to former McConnell aides to fund her tough 2020 reelection campaign.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 27, 2019Paul LePage, who has fantasized about shooting his critics on more than one occasion, says Susan Collins has done ‘a marvelous job.’
By Oliver Willis - August 23, 2019