As Election Day approaches, contentious Maine Senate race enters final stretch
With less than a week to go before the election, Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic nominee Troy Jackson are running through the tape in Maine.
“It’s going to be nonstop,” said Collins.
“We’ve got a great shot to win this,” said Jackson.
The pair of political rivals campaigned Wednesday as Collins greeted iron workers arriving for their shift in Bath, while Jackson rallied supporters for a canvassing event in Brunswick.
Jackson also benefited from some political star power. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a potential president contender, made multiple campaign stops with the Democratic candidate.
“It’s an important election. But I’ve also been to New Hampshire, I’ve been to Iowa, I’ve been to Kansas,” said Kelly. “I think it was a good thing to do because I think some of these could be a lot closer than maybe we thought.”
Beyond handshakes and speeches, the race itself has turned contentious.
Controversial ads from Republican super PAC Senate Leadership Fund suggesting Jackson and his longtime partner are second cousins. Collins called for some of those ads to be taken down, while Jackson says she is to blame.
“They’re spending millions and millions of dollars attacking my family because she won’t fight for yours,” said Jackson. “It’s upsetting.”
“It disappointments me because there have been so many lies,” said Collins.
Sharp words amid a razor thin race that could determine power in the Senate.
“I don’t think we’ll know when the night is over, I think it’s going to take days,” said political analyst Mark Brewer.
Kelly will also campaign for Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire’s Senate race on Thursday.
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