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Three things that finally brought down Susan Collins

Headline from Vox · First reported Nov 3, 6:41 PM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 3:00 PM ET · 10 sources, 10 articles

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Democrats won a critical US Senate seat on Tuesday, as Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins conceded her long-held seat to Democratic challenger Troy Jackson just after midnight. Collins, who has been serving for nearly 30 years, has for years been able to beat back rivals in her increasingly blue…

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The GuardianLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 4, 3:00 PM ET

What the downfall of near three-decade senator Susan Collins says about Republican unpopularity

Troy Jackson, in just 101 days, bested the Republican, preventing her sixth Senate term: ‘You can’t eat road salt’ The political demise of Susan Collins – a fixture of Maine and Washington politics for three decades – recalls the famous line in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about how one of…

New York TimesLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 4, 2:55 PM ET

How Troy Jackson Defeated Susan Collins in Maine, Ending Her 30 Year Senate Career

Troy Jackson, a former Democratic state lawmaker, upset Senator Susan Collins, a Republican who had served the state for 30 years.

South China Morning PostLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 4, 1:59 PM ET

Who won in China? In the US midterms, Susan Collins and the local firefighters

Republican Senator Susan Collins won in China on Tuesday. So did the volunteer firefighters. Voters in several small American communities with China in their names cast ballots in Tuesday’s US midterm elections. Their local contests had little to do with Beijing and a great deal to do with fire…

VoxLeftHigh·Nov 4, 11:45 AM ET

Three things that finally brought down Susan Collins

Democrats won a critical US Senate seat on Tuesday, as Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins conceded her long-held seat to Democratic challenger Troy Jackson just after midnight. Collins, who has been serving for nearly 30 years, has for years been able to beat back rivals in her increasingly blue…

NBC NewsLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 4, 12:49 AM ET

Troy Jackson defeats GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, padding Democrats’ majority

NBC News projects that Jackson, who became the Democratic nominee after an embattled Graham Platner dropped out, flipped control of the Senate seat.

The InterceptLeftMostly Factual·Nov 3, 8:02 PM ET

Troy Jackson Ousts Susan Collins in Maine, Replacing 30-Year Republican Senator With a Progressive

The hard-to-beat Republican incumbent was defeated by a progressive new to the national scene as Democrats took the Senate. The post Troy Jackson Ousts Susan Collins in Maine, Replacing 30-Year Republican Senator With a Progressive appeared first on The Intercept .

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