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How outlets cover Susan M. Collins R · ME · SEN · Sep 2 – Sep 5, 2026
Susan M. CollinsR · ME · SEN
How outlets cover Collins · Sep 2 – Sep 5, 2026
Susan Collins Comments on Troy Jackson’s Family in Interview
Susan Collins made remarks about Troy Jackson in an interview. Right-leaning outlets defend the comments; left-leaning coverage ranges from debate logistics to criticism of her campaign image.
Lead article · Portland Press Herald · CENTERTroy Jackson agrees to 4 debates against Susan Collins in Maine Senate raceARTICLES
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tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS
Outlets on both sides report that Collins made campaign remarks about Troy Jackson in an interview.
Left-leaning outlets split between reporting on debate arrangements and criticizing Collins’s campaign conduct; right-leaning outlets defend her interview comment as factual or effective and dispute criticism of it.
Outlets by lean
4 RATEDCompare by side
THE FRAMEAVG CRED 46
“A split campaign portrait”
One article reports debate arrangements and format questions, while another criticizes Collins’s remarks and campaign choices as undermining her moderate image.
1 LEFT ARTICLE
Alternet.orgSEP 5 · 8:48 AM ET
The mask slips as Susan Collins desperately panicsThe column argues that Collins’s campaign conduct is undermining her image as a moderate.CRED 46BAL 15 BADHow it looks for Collins, by side
4 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 1 bad, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 good, 0 bad, 1 mixed, 0 neutral. Right: 2 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
SEP 2 – 5Articles per day by side. SEP 2: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2. SEP 3: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. SEP 4: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. SEP 5: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.
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