Susan Collins behind in reelection polls after voting to acquit Trump
A new poll found Collins losing to her likely Democratic opponent Sara Gideon, 47% to 43%.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2020
A new poll found Collins losing to her likely Democratic opponent Sara Gideon, 47% to 43%.
By Emily Singer - March 05, 2020
Collins was the deciding vote in 2010 against the DISCLOSE Act, which would have required transparency for political ads.
By Josh Israel - February 24, 2020
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Donald Trump learned his lesson from impeachment, but Trump said he only learned that ‘Democrats are crooked.’
By Dan Desai Martin - February 12, 2020
Since Collins voted to acquit Donald Trump, he has retaliated against witnesses and interfered in a Department of Justice case against his former campaign adviser.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 12, 2020
Republicans have maintained a complicit silence since Trump fired the decorated Army officer who testified before Congress in the impeachment inquiry last year.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 10, 2020
Collins joins the ranks of Republican senators voting to defend Trump in his impeachment trial.
By Melanie Schmitz - February 04, 2020
Senators asked dozens of questions in the first day of questioning at Trump’s impeachment trial.
By Associated Press - January 30, 2020
Republicans are still struggling with how to deal with explosive revelations from John Bolton.
By Emily Singer - January 28, 2020
Republicans blocked Democratic attempts to both hear from key witnesses Trump blocked and review documents Trump withheld. Now they’re complaining.
By Emily Singer - January 23, 2020
Republicans blocked a series of proposals that would have allowed for witness testimony and documentary evidence in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
By Emily Singer - January 22, 2020
The organization said Collins has ‘turned her back’ on women and endorsed one of her Democratic challengers, Sara Gideon, instead.
By Associated Press - January 21, 2020
Collins’ popularity has dropped 10 points since September in the Morning Consult’s tracking poll.
By Emily Singer - January 17, 2020
The Maine senator falsely claimed she had never taken money from members of the Sackler family, which owns the company that produces OxyContin.
By Josh Israel - January 16, 2020
Collins said in December that seeing the evidence in the case was necessary to determine whether Trump should be removed from office.
By Emily Singer - January 15, 2020
Collins has remained silent in the three days since Trump enthusiastically endorsed her 2020 reelection effort.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 26, 2019
The Maine Republican will run for a fifth term.
By Associated Press - December 18, 2019
‘I’ve begged Susan Collins to stand up to Trump,’ one Maine resident said. ‘I’m still waiting.’
By Dan Desai Martin - November 26, 2019
The League of Conservation Voters has endorsed Democrat Sara Gideon, Collins’ likely opponent in 2020.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 15, 2019
Republicans don’t know how to defend Trump’s indefensible behavior.
By Emily Singer - October 28, 2019
Maine resident Erik Mercer placed a second ad this week chastising Collins for ignoring him and his fellow constituents.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 21, 2019
Only 35% of Maine voters approve of Collins’ job as senator.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 16, 2019
Collins claimed the concerned citizen had been ‘rude’ to her — but he says he was just asking questions.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 14, 2019
It’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, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) turned to former McConnell aides to fund her tough 2020 reelection campaign.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 27, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) claims she is opposed to Trump stealing money from the military to build a wall, but she doesn’t vote that way.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 13, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) admits it’s bad to vote ‘straight party line’ — but that hasn’t stopped her from doing it.
By Oliver Willis - September 03, 2019
Collins has faced strong opposition in Maine since she decided to back Kavanaugh.
By Oliver Willis - August 26, 2019
Paul 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
Susan Collins has spent her Senate career doing as the gun industry wants.
By Oliver Willis - August 08, 2019
Official records suggest Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign likely violated federal campaign finance laws.
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