Republican Susan Collins complains she might not seek reelection because her popularity in Maine is
Republican Susan Collins complains she might not seek reelection because her popularity in Maine is crumbling
Written by Alex Henderson July 25, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has been under fire from both Democrats and fellow Republicans during the Trump era. Democrats are angry that the 66-year-old senator has been voting with President Donald Trump too often, while the far right has been insisting that she isn’t pro-Trump enough. And Collins is considering not seeking reelection in 2020, Bloomberg News is reporting.
Collins, according to Bloomberg’s Steven T. Dennis, won’t decide for sure whether or not she will seek a fifth term until the fall. And a major problem is the fact that her approval ratings have been plummeting: according to Morning Consult, Collins’ approval in Maine has gone from 78 percent in 2015 to a mere 45 percent in 2019.
Potential 2020 challengers for Collins — assuming she does decide to seek another term — have been lining up on both the Democratic and Republican sides.
Right-wing blogger Derek Levasseur, earlier this year, announced a GOP primary challenge to Collins in Maine. As Levasseur sees it, the conservative-leaning Collins isn’t conservative enough. If Levasseur were to defeat Collins in the primary, she wouldn’t even make it to the general election. And if she defeated Levasseur and did reach the general election, she could face an equally fired up Democrat.
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