All posts tagged "Susan Collins"

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wants a vicious Republican attack on her opponent pulled off the air, but there's an awkward wrinkle in her objection.

The Maine Republican on Thursday disavowed a new radio ad from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans, that labels her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson as a "creep," The Hill reported. The trouble is that the ad's central attack rests on a personal claim Collins herself put into circulation.

According to the Associated Press, the spot plays out over a country tune carrying the lyric, "If he'll screw his own family, he'll screw yours too."...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) can’t get away from road salt.

Collins was taking questions from reporters at the Fryeburg Fair in western Maine on Thursday when someone shouted at her: “You can’t eat road salt!” The clip was posted by FactPost and C-SPAN.

The heckle was a callback to Collins’ debate with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson earlier in the week. While defending her record on Trump’s tariffs, she pointed to her “success on pulp, on road salt.” She also acknowledged that “Troy makes fun of road salt.” The moment went viral almost as soon as it aired....

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) brought up road salt again Thursday night, and the internet was ready for her.

At her second debate with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, which aired on C-SPAN, Collins was asked whether she could use the appropriations process to push back on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. She said the Appropriations Committee “does not have jurisdiction over tariffs.” She added that she has been working with the administration to get some of them lifted.

“I’ve already had some success on pulp, on road salt,” Collins said. “I know Troy makes fun of road salt, but the fact is, if you ask towns in...”...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) insists Brett Kavanaugh never lied to her about Roe v. Wade, and an ex-GOP strategist thinks he knows why.

Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt seized on the exchange in a Wednesday episode of "The Warning," a day after Collins faced Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a debate. The moderator asked Collins whether Kavanaugh, who called Roe "settled law" before his confirmation vote, had lied to her.

"I do not feel that he lied, but I think that he should not have said it was settled law because to me that meant that it would not be overturned," Collins answered. "But to be fair, you cannot ask a nominee how he might vote on some hypothetical future case."...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) bragged about a road salt win at a Maine Senate debate, and her challenger's comeback had observers cheering.

On Tuesday, Collins faced Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a debate weeks before the midterms. Asked what she would do about President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Collins pointed to a specific victory.

"I was successful at getting road salt removed from the tariff list," Collins said. Jackson responded by pouncing on the answer....

Democrat Troy Jackson hammered Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) over a reported FBI corruption probe during their first debate Tuesday night.

Jackson, the former Maine Senate president, laid out the allegations from a September ProPublica investigation as the two candidates clashed over Collins' ethics.

"As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Senator Collins," Jackson said. "They had emails, they knew about meetings. They've got a great big check for $150,000. It's a pay-to-play scheme involving her office and our taxpayer dollars. And then when Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation."...