Senate’s most unpopular senator is raising money for the second most unpopular senator
Mitch McConnell promised one of his most reliable footsoldiers would “be well funded,” and today he will personally see to it that special interests continue to come to Senator Collins’ rescue. The invite-only fundraiser headlined by McConnell comes just days after a new poll found her approval continues to decline, a dark money group is already on air to try to defend her and for the second week in a row, constituents took out a full-page ad in the Portland Press Herald in an attempt to get answers to questions she continues to dodge. .
It’s no wonder that Collins is considered among “McConnell’s most endangered incumbents.”
“Susan Collins has lost touch with her constituents over her 22 years in Washington,” said Maine Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Marra. “As McConnell attempts to save Collins through big dollar fundraisers, Mainers are getting ready to vote out a senator who hasn’t represented their best interests in years.”
Read more about McConnell’s attempts to prop up Collins’s campaign:
- Washington Examiner: “Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation have emerged as the primary source of outside air cover for Senate Republicans. The super PAC and its affiliated nonprofit are central to McConnell’s strategy to protect his three-seat majority… To compensate against further deterioration, Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation have budgeted approximately $190 million to protect McConnell’s most endangered incumbents: Sen. Susan Collins of Maine; Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado; appointed Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona; Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina — and Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and David Perdue of Georgia if they need the help.”
- Wall Street Journal: “Mitch McConnell spares no expense to bolster the candidacy of Maine Sen. Susan Collins”
- HuffPost: Susan Collins Is Fundraising Off Her Brett Kavanaugh Vote: ‘Far Left’ Are Coming After Me.
- Portland Press-Herald: Outside group spends big on media blitz to support Sen. Collins’ campaign
- WBUR: Controversial Votes Threaten Susan Collins' Centrist Reputation
- HuffPost: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Kavanaugh A Year Ago. Mainers Haven’t Forgotten.
- Maine Beacon: Labor advocates say Collins’ vote for Scalia shows ‘which side she works for’
- Bangor Daily News: Unions that have backed Susan Collins are undecided for 2020. Brett Kavanaugh is one reason.
- Maine Beacon: Collins attends fundraiser at $4m mansion of nation’s top anti-choice judicial activist
- Daily Kos: Collins feted in big-dollar California fundraiser as ‘hero of the Kavanaugh confirmation.’
- Portland Press-Herald: “only about 5 percent of Collins’ recent haul comes from Maine donors and 95 percent came from out of state”
- Bloomberg: Susan Collins Faces Re-Election as Standing Erodes in Trump Era
- The Hill: Cook Political Report moves Susan Collins Senate race to 'toss up'
- FiveThirtyEight: Mitch McConnell Is The Only Senator More Unpopular Than Susan Collins
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