Election Called In Susan Collins Primary
Sen. Susan Collins officially secured the Republican nomination for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday after running unopposed in the GOP primary, setting the stage for a high-stakes general election battle that could help determine control of the Senate.
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt. ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass. ) despite having a Nazi-themed tattoo and making disparaging remarks about women who have been raped. Advertisement Speaking with Fox News Digital, Collins argued that Maine voters will ultimately view Platner’s agenda as out of step with the state’s political center.
The contest is among the most closely watched Senate races in the country as Democrats seek to erase the GOP’s narrow majority. Advertisement In her interview with Fox News Digital, Collins was blunt about where the most political heat is coming from.
Collins Targets Democratic Leadership
“I have been the No. 1 target of Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, not only in this campaign, but the last two campaigns as well. I’m always his No. That argument carries added credibility given Collins’ performance in 2020.
Despite trailing Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, then the speaker of the Maine House, in many polls and facing an avalanche of outside spending, Collins ultimately won re-election by nearly 9 percentage points. Democrats, led by Schumer and his well-funded political operation, invested heavily in the race only to suffer a decisive defeat.
Senate Democrats have experienced growing internal divisions, with members of the caucus breaking ranks on key votes and progressive activists increasingly voicing frustration with party leadership. Those tensions could make it more difficult for Democrats to present a unified front as they once again target Collins in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate contests.
Primary Victory Secured
“I believe that will be the conclusion of Maine voters. But, obviously, I don’t take anything for granted,” she said. In a victory speech late on Tuesday night, Platner claimed that many of the allegations against him were “manufactured,” a tell to many that he’s already trying to run away from his scandal-plagued past.
Advertisement He added, “In trying so hard to understand me, they failed to understand that this is not about me at all. This is a movement about us, about the far too many, working far too hard and struggling far too much. ” Platner also went after Collins and hinted that he supported Democrats’ plans to pack the U. S. Supreme Court with liberal justices.
“If you are an independent voice, why do you vote with Donald Trump 95 percent of the time? ” he said, addressing his opponent directly. “If you’re so bipartisan, why are you the deciding vote to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court? ” Platner added.
Race Could Decide Senate Control
Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Rep. Ro Khanna of California. The race is one of a few that could decide whether the GOP maintains its narrow Senate majority in the midterm elections.
Among his many far-left policy stances, Platner, on his campaign website, urges “passing a constitutional amendment to ban billionaires buying elections! “