Cook Political Report moves Susan Collins Senate race to 'toss up'

[brooklynite]

The Hill

The Cook Political Report shifted its forecast of the Maine Senate election from "lean Republican" to "toss-up" on Friday, signaling a tight reelection race for Sen. Susan Collins (R).

Collins won her last reelection bid in 2014 by more than 30 points but is expected to face a much tighter race this time around, with the leader of the state's House of Representatives, Sara Gideon (D), announcing she would challenge the four-term senator.

A press release Friday from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) claimed that the incumbent senator's support had cratered in the state following her confirmation vote for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh last year, a controversial vote that Democrats argue pushed her outside the label of "moderate."

"This is the latest in a string of bad news for the vulnerable incumbent, who has continued to lose support among Mainers and seen her net approval drop by a 'stunning' amount since President Trump took office," the DSCC said in a press release, quoting a Morning Consult analysis.

[spooky3]

1. Go Gideon! nt

[Downtown Hound]

2. No doubt she is very concerned.

[tblue37]

3. Womp womp. nt

[raccoon]

4. I hope she gets tossed out. nt

[Celerity]

5. a vote for Collins is a vote for the profound traitors Rump and Moscow Mitch

nothing more need be said

she can fuck right off

[BigDemVoter]

6. Let's get rid of this noxious bag of steaming SHIT.

Fuck Collins. I LOATHE her.

[hvn_nbr_2]

8. If Susan Collins was any more full of shit, she'd need an EPA license to walk down the street. nt

[mcar]

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