Angus King backs Collins for reelection
Angus King backs Collins for reelection
By Jessica Taylor
Independent Sen. Angus King is backing his Maine colleague, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, in her reelection bid.
The Associated Press reports King, who caucuses with Democrats, will endorse the centrist Collins on Friday.
"I think she's one of the Senate's MVPs smart, tough, and always willing to listen. In my book, she's a model senator and I'm delighted to support her re-election," King told the AP in a statement.
Kings move could foreshadow his own political plans in the next Congress. The Hill reported earlier this year that King will decide after the midterm elections whether hell caucus with the GOP, and the senator hasnt ruled out aligning himself with Republicans if they end up controlling the Senate...his picks were bipartisan on Friday, too. He also backed Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in her match against former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), a much tougher contest than Collins's but one where Shaheen is still favored.
Collins is heavily favored in her bid for a fourth term against Democrat Shenna Bellows, former director of the states ACLU chapter.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/206301-angus-king-backs-susan-collins-for-re-election
Good grief!