In the Maine Senate race, Democrat Troy Jackson was anointed as the party's replacement for Graham Platner. That move came a couple of years after the Democrats showed Joe Biden out the door and replaced him at the top of the presidential ticket with Kamala Harris without a single vote being cast. All that has been par for the course for the party that ironically likes to say Trump is a "threat to the democratic process" and take part in "No Kings" protests.
During a recent interview, Collins mentioned something about Jackson that she wouldn't bring up during the campaign, and just so everybody knows what that is, she brought it up:
Susan Collins from the top rope on Troy Jackson:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 2, 2026
"I'm not going to bring up the fact that the mother of his two children is his second cousin" pic.twitter.com/2SEPLC03tz
Well, there it is.
Lmfao 🤣 pic.twitter.com/HuNxt1o28Q
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 2, 2026
Things just keep getting more awkward in the Maine Senate race.
Damn, that was RUTHLESS.😭😭😭
— David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) September 2, 2026
I spit out my lunch. Amazing. https://t.co/e4NiC9utPv
— WestCoastWarrior (@warrior_coast) September 2, 2026
Haha. "I'm not going to bring up..."
— Boat Guy (@OilGuy19) September 2, 2026
That's some excellent on point messaging. Even echos Reagan v Mondale. https://t.co/ebCdr0qrKc
There were indeed some shades of "I'm not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience" in the Collins response.
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