PORTLAND, Maine — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows will face off Monday night for a political debate that — if their recent forums are any indication — will feature sharp ideological contrasts and engaging oration from two masterful communicators. After nearly 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Collins consistently receives […]
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Bellows and Collins spar over Ebola, health care and terrorism in debate
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Shenna Bellows, sparred over numerous issues facing the Maine and the nation during an hourlong debate Wednesday night at Husson University. Wednesday’s debate was broadcast live on Maine Public Television, which partnered with the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce to stage the event. […]
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Collins, Bellows disagree over minimum wage, health care in first debate
PRESQUE ISLE — Though they found some common ground on veterans’ benefits and public education, U.S. Senate candidates Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, and incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins remained divided on raising the minimum wage and providing universal health care during Monday night’s debate in Presque Isle. The locally televised debate was the first of […]
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A. Marden: Ads stretched the truth
Is there no limit to how politicians will twist the truth to get votes? One of Shenna Bellows’ ads says that, once in Washington, she would increase Social Security benefits and increase the minimum wage. The Social Security Trust Fund is scheduled to go bankrupt, largely due to liberals tapping the trust fund for other […]
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Barry Allen: Caring about what is best
In 1972, Mainers sent Margaret Chase Smith a message. She had lost touch with what was important to the citizens of Maine. Today, Maine again has a Republican woman senator who considers wealthy special interest groups her true constituency. Susan Collins tried to keep more than 40,000 Mainers from acquiring health insurance. She voted against […]
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GOP’s Collins remains popular in independent Maine
CARIBOU (AP) — Susan Collins, the last moderate Republican from New England in the U.S. Senate, credits her childhood in northern Maine with shaping her values. She says she learned the importance of hard work by age 10 while plucking potatoes from cold dirt during the harvest break in Caribou for 30 cents a barrel. […]
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Gabby Giffords ad to support Collins in Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gabby Giffords is running a new television advertising campaign to benefit U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in her Republican campaign for re-election. Collins is one of just two Republicans nationwide to get the backing of the former Democratic Arizona congresswoman’s political action committee. The group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is promoting […]
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Collins calls rival campaign’s claim on her equal pay stance ‘ludicrous’
BANGOR — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins blasted the recent campaign tactics of her Democratic opponent, Shenna Bellows, calling her rival’s claims “ludicrous” during a luncheon stop in Bangor on Wednesday. “Modern campaign cycles tend to be ruled by the caustic Internet slogan of the day,” Collins said in a packed meeting room at the […]
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Bellows hits Collins for lack of support for constitutional amendment to roll back Citizens United
PORTLAND — As the U.S. Senate prepares for a preliminary vote on a constitutional amendment to stem the ever-growing tide of big money in politics, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows took the opportunity Monday to blast Sen. Susan Collins, her Republican opponent, for refusing to sign on to that effort. The proposal was authored […]
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Senate hopeful Bellows begins walk across Maine
HOULTON — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows began a 350-mile march across Maine on Sunday. Bellows is hoping to raise her profile in the race against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Her trip, which she has dubbed “a Walk with Maine for Jobs and the Economy,” started in Houlton. She plans to visit 63 […]