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Pro-Susan Collins Group Spends $25,000 in the Wrong Portland

Oregonians may have wondered why they were seeing online ads about the Maine Senate race over the past few days.

Sources (2)· Oct 12, 7:15 PM to Oct 12, 7:16 PM

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Newsweek· Oct 12, 7:15 PMPro-Susan Collins Group Spends $25,000 in the Wrong Portland
The New Republic· Oct 12, 7:16 PMGOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong Portland

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As Susan Collins goes for a sixth term, Maine Democrats worry she’s a ‘Teflon candidate’They’re hoping abortion rights will persuade Democratic women to stick with their party and back Troy Jackson

Salon3d agoSources (2)Whole story →

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Electing Troy Jackson would be tragic for Maine, America | LetterWatching the Democratic Party’s recent U.S. Senate candidate selection process makes you wonder what the party stands for. It’s obvious that little thought went into choosing a challenger to Sen. Collins. Graham Platner went from “wonderful” to “horrible,” revealing that a minimum of vetting took place. Quickly, a replacement was found to comply with…

Portland Press Herald4d agoWhole story →

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Don’t waste one vote this November | LetterThe Aug. 23 letter declaring the writer’s intent to cast a write-in vote for Graham Platner in November was alarming. The writer is apparently unaware that a write-in candidate must file a declaration of write-in candidacy in Maine 70 days prior to the election, or the vote won’t count. This election is paramount. We must […]

Portland Press Herald4d agoWhole story →

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Democrat has edge over Susan Collins in critical Maine Senate battle, poll findsLikely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins’s ability to steer federal dollars to the state.

The Washington Post6d agoWhole story →

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Troy Jackson, Running for Senate Against 'Greedy Corporations,' Says He 'Can't Help' That a PAC He Led Took Corporate MoneyMaine Democrat Troy Jackson, who is running for U.S. Senate as an opponent of "greedy corporations," said he couldn't do anything to stop a PAC he led from taking tens of thousands of dollars from corporations. The post Troy Jackson, Running for Senate Against 'Greedy Corporations,' Says He 'Can't Help' That a PAC He Led Took Corporate Money appeared…

Washington Free Beacon6d agoWhole story →

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GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong PortlandA Republican super PAC sent at least $20,000 to Portland, Oregon, in support of Senator Susan Collins’s reelection campaign. Collins is a senator from Maine. This multithousand-dollar gaffe was made by the Defending Main Street Super PAC Inc, which sent a commercial calling Collins’s Democratic opponent Troy Jackson “taxin’ Troy Jackson.” Too bad…

The New Republic2d agoWhole story →

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Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over Trump and seniority in Maine’s first Senate debateThe two candidates clashed repeatedly over their records and national politics in the first of four debates in the key battleground race.

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‘Hilarious’: Susan Collins allies burn up to $25K attacking her rival in the wrong stateA GOP-affiliated super PAC dropped tens of thousands of dollars on ads attacking Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson , but appeared to have made an “embarrassing” mix-up when picking its audience, The Intercept reported Monday. “The only problem with the ad in question: The group paid for the video ad to show more than 1 million times in the…

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Maine Senate race ad error: Wrong Portland gets $25K spotAn advertisement, paid for by Republican super PAC Defending Main Street, mistakenly aired in Portland, Ore. instead of Portland, Maine.

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Obama endorses Troy Jackson in Maine Senate raceThe former president told voters he is “proud to be on board” the Democrats’ campaign to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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Still no space between Susan Collins, Troy Jackson in Maine Senate race, CNN poll findsThe poll suggests the election is likely to turn on the reputation of Collins, a five-term Republican.

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Susan Collins doesn't back down from Brett Kavanaugh vote in 1st debate with Troy JacksonTuesday's meeting was first of four debates in 10 days, less than a month before an election that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.

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Voters in Portland (Oregon) get ads meant for Portland (Maine)The ad buyer admitted the mistake and refunded the money to the political group that ordered it.

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