Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

Democrats may need more than Kavanaugh vote backlash to defeat Susan Collins in 2020

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ vote may have given Democrats something they can use to rally against her, but the slate of potential opponents likely won’t be clear until after November.

Susan Collins faces her most pressure-packed vote since Clinton impeachment

The FBI has delivered a confidential report on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, which may force the undecided Maine senator to make up her mind on him by tomorrow.

Obama endorsements, spending spikes highlight high-stakes Maine races

Outside spending is rising in Maine races and while the legislative map is still hard to gauge, battleground districts are lighting up.

How Trump could help decide who wins control of the Maine Senate

Good morning from Augusta, where new sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee and confusion about the job status of the deputy attorney general got us thinking about where the president is most and least popular in Maine. We sorted the results of the 2016 presidential election between Trump, a Republican, and […]

Anthony Kennedy’s retirement intensifies spotlight on Susan Collins

Democrats have little power to stop a replacement and while U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is eyed as a potential swing vote, she hasn’t shown much appetite yet for bucking her party on the issue.

Latest call to rein in how Maine PAC money can be spent fizzles

A Democratic state senator’s bill to bar legislators from using political action committees for personal gain stalled amid a dispute with Senate President Mike Thibodeau, who wanted to investigate the use of public campaign money.

There’s a tax deal in Congress and Collins thinks her amendments are in

Collins hasn’t seen a final bill, but a spokeswoman says she’s confident that her amendments are in the package with possible improvements. But she’s facing protests at home and in Washington.

Stuff your stockings with these Maine political tchotchkes

Susan Collins isn’t sure where Congress’ final tax bill is going to wind up, a group of Maine hard-liners is linked to Alabama’s heated Senate race and it’s Paul LePage vs. Bernie Sanders in Lewiston’s mayoral race.