In May, Sen. Susan Collins said she had always supported the Republican party’s nominee; by August, she’d concluded that Trump was ‘unworthy’ of the presidency.
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Poliquin practices art of the dodge when it comes to Trump
A day after Sen. Susan Collins said she won’t vote for the Republican presidential nominee, a spokesman for Rep. Poliquin would not comment on Trump’s candidacy.
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Collins’ rebuke comes at bad time for troubled Trump campaign
It could worsen his recent slide in the presidential polls and add votes for Clinton, but Maine’s senior senator says her only intent was to do ‘the right thing.’
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Susan Collins: ‘I will not be voting for Donald Trump’
‘My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics,’ she writes in a Washington Post op-ed.
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Sen. Susan Collins, ‘increasingly dismayed’ by Donald Trump, says she won’t vote for him
Maine’s Republican senator writes an opinion column that lays out her case for why her party’s nominee shouldn’t become president.
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Portland’s day to host Trump’s tumultuous campaign
An afternoon rally at the Merrill Auditorium will be the Republican’s third visit to Maine this year, suggesting the state has a role to play in his Electoral College strategy.
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Trump candidacy only deepens difficulties for Collins, other Republican women
Respect is something Republican women are fiercely debating after Donald Trump – who some critics have branded a misogynist – officially accepted the presidential nomination.
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Collins says Trump hasn’t done enough to win her endorsement
‘Like many Americans, I am struggling with my choices,’ Maine’s senior senator says. Meanwhile, Rep. Bruce Poliquin still isn’t mentioning the Republican presidential nominee by name.
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Susan Collins wants Progressive to justify bid to raise Maine seniors’ auto insurance rates
The company has remained silent on its reasons for asking state regulators to allow age-based rate increases.
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Maine’s senators, representatives react to latest acts of violence
The shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas followed the deaths of two black men by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana