With just 24 days days left until the Republican filing deadline, Senator Collins has had another devastating week, and the latest polling shows why she’s resorted to smearing her opponents and dodging important questions from Mainers, including whether she will be voting for President Trump in November. The president endorsed Collins’ reelection and his campaign “worked to get her on the ballot” by collecting signatures door-to-door and at Trump events.
Read more about Senator Collins’ bad week:
Tuesday: New Poll Shows Collins “Hemorrhaging Women Voters,” Losing To Potential Democratic Challenger
A new poll from Colby College showed Senator Collins losing in a head to head match up against a potential Democratic challenger, due in large part to her collapsing support among women voters. The poll also revealed that Senator Collins’ favorability is 12 points underwater, with 54% of Mainers viewing her unfavorably.
Tuesday: Footage Reveals Collins Dispatched Taxpayer Funded Staffer To Tell Mainers That Trump And McConnell Want Collins Reelected
New footage exposed that Senator Collins dispatched a member of her taxpayer-funded Senate staff to a Maine GOP event where the staffer told attendees, “I can assure you that there’s two people that want you to vote for Senator Collins. One is the Senate Majority Leader and two is our president, President Trump.”
Wednesday: New Ethics Complaint Alleges Collins Illegally Used Campaign Funds To Explore Run For Governor
Senator Collins was hit with a new ethics complaint asserting that a $61,000 polling expenditure from her federal campaign account when she was considering a run for governor counted as an illegal contribution.
Wednesday: Collins A No-Show At Town Hall Where Hundreds Of Mainers Gathered To Demand Accountability
Continuing her streak of not attending a single town hall so far in this century, Senator Collins was a no-show a Portland town hall where hundreds of Mainers gathered to discuss her voting record. Several former Collins supporters were in attendance and discussed their disappointment in her broken promises.
Thursday: Collins Resorts To Negative Campaign Tactics Amid Plummeting Poll Numbers
After decrying the use of negative campaign ads for years, this week Senator Collins became the first Maine Senate candidate of the cycle to air an attack ad.
With weeks like this one, it’s not hard to see why Senator Collins is running from her record, but Mainers deserve the truth: Collins must say whether she’ll vote for Trump.
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