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Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, are competing in a closely watched Maine Senate race. Recent polling shows the candidates in a tight contest as they clash over key issues, public corruption allegations, and campaign controversies during their debates. Collins has also demanded an apology from Jackson following accusations regarding the war in Iran.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Senator Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are engaged in a competitive Senate race in Maine, and they report on recent debates and polling numbers.
Left-leaning outlets like The 19th and The Washington Post, along with center outlet The Hill, focus heavily on polling data showing a tight race and voter sentiment on key issues. Right-leaning outlets like the New York Post, Breitbart News, and Townhall focus primarily on debate clashes, specifically highlighting Collins demanding an apology from Jackson over claims regarding the Iran war and asserting that Collins performed strongly against her challenger.
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Jackson holds slight lead over Collins in Maine Senate race survey
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) trails Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in her bid for a sixth term, with less than a month until the midterm elections. A new Washington Post-Schar School poll found Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, leading Collins 50 percent to 46 percent among Maine voters. The closely watched contest could play a…
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Source context: BATH, Maine — Election after election, Republican Sen. Susan Collins has defied national political winds to return to office, representing a state that has backed Democrats in every presidential contest since 1992. But her Democratic opponent, Troy Jackson, is betting that her ei…
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BATH, Maine — Election after election, Republican Sen. Susan Collins has defied national political winds to return to office, representing a state that has backed Democrats in every presidential contest since 1992. But her Democratic opponent, Troy Jackson, is betting that her eight-year-old vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court’s…
Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins’s ability to steer federal dollars to the state.
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) trails Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in her bid for a sixth term, with less than a month until the midterm elections. A new Washington Post-Schar School poll found Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, leading Collins 50 percent to 46 percent among Maine voters. The closely watched contest could play a…
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Democratic opponent Troy Jackson found at least one area of agreement during their second televised debate Thursday night: they both vehemently denied offering special interests insider access or that campaign contributions influenced public policy. Collins, the centrist Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations…
An outraged Sen. Susan Collins demanded an apology from Troy Jackson at the Maine Senate debate Thursday after the Democratic candidate accused her of profiting off the war in Iran. Jackson argued the incumbent isn’t using “her leverage to stop” the conflict in the Middle East because “Collins and her husband are making money off...
Maine Democrat Senate candidate Troy Jackson claimed at Thursday’s WMTW debate that Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and her husband are profiting from the war in Iran, prompting the five-term incumbent to demand an apology on camera.
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson, who is running for U.S. Senate as an opponent of "greedy corporations," said he couldn't do anything to stop a PAC he led from taking tens of thousands of dollars from corporations.
Two very different candidates make their final cases en route to Election Day.
