Maine now leading Democratic efforts to win Senate majority

By Naomi Lim

Published July 31, 2020 9:15am ET

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Maine now leading Democratic efforts to win Senate majority — Democrats’ summer surge in Maine augurs well for their efforts across the rest of the Senate map this fall. Democratic state House Speaker Sara Gideon is widening her lead on 23-year Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, according to a Colby College poll this week. And pollsters found that’s because Collins’s approval rating is dipping, in […]

Democrats’ summer surge in Maine augurs well for their efforts across the rest of the Senate map this fall.

Democratic state House Speaker Sara Gideon is widening her lead on 23-year Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, according to a Colby College poll this week. And pollsters found that’s because Collins’s approval rating is dipping, in part because of President Trump.

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