The New Yorker examines Susan Collins’s Maine reelection campaign, her influence over federal spending, and allegations about a defense contractor that her campaign denies. It weighs her record of bringing funding to Maine against criticism of her alignment with Republicans and President Trump.
Former senator who described the challenges facing Republican moderates
ALSO MENTIONED Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court justice whose confirmation vote is cited by a critic of Collins; Kash Patel, FBI director whose confirmation Collins opposed; Michael Brennan, Democratic leader in the Maine legislature who criticized Collins’s record; Patrick Corey, Former Republican state legislator and former statehouse candidate who says he will not vote for either candidate
Former senator who described the challenges facing Republican moderates
ALSO MENTIONED Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court justice whose confirmation vote is cited by a critic of Collins; Kash Patel, FBI director whose confirmation Collins opposed; Michael Brennan, Democratic leader in the Maine legislature who criticized Collins’s record; Patrick Corey, Former Republican state legislator and former statehouse candidate who says he will not vote for either candidate
