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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:30 PM Jun 2019

Collins: Opponents Resorting To 'Distortion And Outright Lies' To Unseat Her [View all]

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she is dismayed by the early start and extreme negativity of the campaign against her, even though she has not decided whether to seek re-election.

"Campaigns start earlier and earlier and the amount of distortion and outright lies is just extraordinary," she says.

Collins says Democrats have raised millions of dollars in their effort to unseat her, and she also expects to face a primary challenge from a candidate on the right. She says both groups are already distorting her record, but she says any attempt to use the abortion issue against her will fail.

"I'm being targeted by national and some state Democrats as their number one target, despite the fact that there is no one in the United States Senate that works more often across the aisle than I do," she says.

Read more: https://www.mainepublic.org/post/collins-opponents-resorting-distortion-and-outright-lies-unseat-her

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and which distortions are that Susan? How you would insure the ACA would be viable, or a women's still_one Jun 2019 #1
Oh, Senator! How Sad!! DarthDem Jun 2019 #2
No one is more bipartisan Midnightwalk Jun 2019 #3
Hmmm. Usually she just wrings her hands and expresses "concern" (and then skylucy Jun 2019 #4
Boo Effing Hoo. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #5
Sending my concerns.... JDC Jun 2019 #6
I'll add my tots and pears, with them. TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #7
Kavanagh & Barr Me. Jun 2019 #8
But they are misrepresenting Collins! TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #10
She Forgot All Her Awful Votes Me. Jun 2019 #11
Senator Collins, Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #9
Poor Susan Collins The Genealogist Jun 2019 #12
Collins, like mamy of her GOP colleagues, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #13
Agree!! Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #15
well I for one am very concerned about shanny Jun 2019 #14
I'll donate to her dem opponent AlexSFCA Jun 2019 #16
The amazing thing flotsam Jun 2019 #17
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