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Press Release / Friday Oct 30, 2020

WATCH: Senator Collins’ Refusal To Admit Support For Trump Exposes Her Inability To Hold Him Accountable

Last night on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, writer and journalism professor Jelani Cobb laid into Senator Susan Collins’ strategy of refusing to answer questions about whether she’s voting for Donald Trump. As Cobb pointed out, Collins’ cowardice has only increased skepticism of her ability to hold Trump accountable, and compared it to “trying to put out a grease fire by dumping water on it. You only spread the fire by continuing to refuse to actually talk about the moral issues at stake.”

Press Release / Friday Oct 30, 2020

ICYMI: Ahead of Trump Jr.’s Visit, Maine Democrats Slam Trump’s Four Years of Broken Promises, Failed Leadership 

Ahead of Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to Maine yesterday, the Maine Democratic Party

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

Senator Collins Scoffs At The Idea Of Listening To The Will Of Maine People — Says She “Didn’t Take A Poll” On Her Kavanaugh Vote

Last night, Senator Collins was asked if she believes that her pivotal vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh “reflected the will of Maine people.” In response, Collins laughed and said she “didn’t take a poll” when making her decision to install Kavanaugh in a lifetime seat on the most powerful court in the country.

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

REFUSIN’ SUSAN NETS A HAT-TRICK: In Final Debate, Senator Collins Triples Down On Refusal To Be Honest About Support For Trump

Last night, in the final debate of Maine’s U.S. Senate race, Senator Collins dodged questions about whether she believes Donald Trump deserves another term not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES—proving that she will evade even the most straightforward of questions.

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

ICYMI: As Trump Jr. Brings Father’s Flailing Campaign to Maine, Democrats Blast Trump’s Four Years of Failed Leadership

Congresswoman Pingree: “I spent a little time watching the president at his rallies. He is very fond of saying ‘promises made, promises kept.’ I don’t think we’ve ever had a president who’s kept fewer promises.”

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

ICYMI: Senator Collins “Backed Down From A Fight” With the Private Equity Industry, Saving Them Billions—Now, They’re Bankrolling Her Reelection Campaign

New report details how Collins reversed her position to benefit the private equity industry, and now they’re rushing in to fund her campaign

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

FACT CHECK: Senator Collins Opened Last Night’s Debate With A String Of Falsehoods About Health Care

In last night’s fifth and final debate in Maine’s U.S. Senate race, Senator Collins wasted no time getting to her latest round of desperate and misleading attacks. Collins used her opening statement to sling a series of blatantly false attacks in a flailing attempt to distract from her own record of voting to eliminate Mainers’ health care.

Let’s take a closer look at how Collins parroted pharma and insurance industry propaganda and claims that have been debunked by independent fact checkers:

Press Release / Thursday Oct 29, 2020

As Trump Campaign Flouts Public Health Guidance And Maine COVID Cases Spike, Will Senator Collins Condemn The Trump Campaign’s Reckless Behavior?

This week, new reporting revealed that following Mike Pence's rally in Maine, at least one elected official was notified they may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-

Press Release / Wednesday Oct 28, 2020

In Final Debate, Senator Collins Misleads Mainers About Her Record Of Rubberstamping Trump’s Agenda

With less than one week left to Election Day, Collins refused to be honest about her support for Trump and doubled down on misleading campaign tactics

Press Release / Wednesday Oct 28, 2020

REFUSIN’ SUSAN’S LAST HURRAH: After 682 Days of Refusing To Be Honest With Mainers, Collins Dodges Again In Final Debate

In the final debate of Maine’s U.S. Senate race, Senator Collins refused what will likely be her last best opportunity to tell Mainers the truth about who she thinks should be leading the country.