Could it be because the Maine Republican is seeking a fifth term in a state where Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the polls?
That shouldn’t be too surprising given that she’s facing the toughest reelection bid of her career in a state that presumptive Democratic presidential nomineeBut Collins’ reasoning for avoiding questions about whether she backs the president’s push for four more years in the White House doesn’t add up.earlier this month, stating she doesn’t campaign against her Senate colleagues.
In 2008, Collins co-chaired John McCain’s presidential campaign in Maine against Obama and Biden, both of whom were Democratic senators at the time. Shelater that year, saying it’s “typical for the leading officeholders to chair the campaign of whichever member of your party is running for president.”
Her refusal to weigh in on the race marked a clear contrast from her position in 2016, when she wrotedenouncing then-Republican nominee Trump and his “unsuitability for office” three months before the election. last week, she inherited nearly $4 million that was raised for whoever became Collins’ Democratic opponent in the race.
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