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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLarry Sabato moves Maine Senate race to 'leans Democratic'
Sabatos Crystal Ball, the election handicapper at the University of Virginias Center for Politics, has shifted Maines hotly contested Senate race toward Democrat Sara Gideon.
The rating change from "toss-up" to "lean Democratic" is the latest sign of trouble for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is among the most vulnerable GOP senators facing reelection this year. Recent polls show Gideon, the Maine state House speaker, leading in her bid to unseat Collins, including a New York Times/Siena College survey released last week that found the Maine senator trailing by 5 points.
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday also injected a new air of uncertainty into the Senate race. Ginsburgs passing prompted Collins to break from GOP leaders and call for the Senate to wait until after the November elections to confirm a replacement to the court.
There may be another challenge for Collins: Maines ranked-choice voting system, which allows voters to rank candidates by preference on their ballot.
In its analysis of the race, Sabatos Crystal Ball noted that two independent candidates, Lisa Savage and Max Linn, appeared to be receiving enough support to prevent either Collins or Gideon from notching 50 percent of the vote outright.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517367-election-handicapper-moves-maine-senate-race-to-leans-democratic
jimfields33
(16,098 posts)Im not crazy about having to wait for the seat.
jpak
(41,760 posts)Instant runoff
Bye Sue!
jimfields33
(16,098 posts)I misunderstood the article. Thank you so much for replying.
Wounded Bear
(58,773 posts)DFW
(54,502 posts)After the ELECTION does no one any good. So on November 4th, they nominate Ms. Inquisition and she gets confirmed by Thanksgiving.
Not after the election, Suzy Creamcheese. After the next president is INAUGURATED please.
That Republican mantra of 2016 was that the next PRESIDENT should choose the SCOTUS nominee, not the same president before or after an election. It's the SAME president, after all, whether Nov. 2nd or Nov. 4th.
mdbl
(4,976 posts)just never enough to do the right thing.