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Susan Collins Loses Maine Senate Seat to Democrat Troy Jackson

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career.

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Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career, according to a CNN projection.(source: Nov 3: Susan Collins Loses Maine Senate Seat to Democrat Troy Jackson) Collins called Jackson to concede shortly after midnight Wednesday, Jackson's campaign said.(source: Nov 3: Susan Collins Loses Maine Senate Seat to Democrat Troy Jackson) Democrats captured control of the Senate and the House.(source: Nov 3: Susan Collins Loses Maine Senate Seat to Democrat Troy Jackson)

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  1. No readers have picked a side yetCollins's Biddeford office vandalized with red paint before Election Day
  2. No readers have picked a side yetJackson does not regret telling Collins to 'shut up' at debate
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What we know

  • Republican Sen. Susan Collins lost her bid for a sixth term to Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine, CNN projected.
  • Collins called Jackson to concede shortly after midnight Wednesday, Jackson's campaign said.
  • Jackson, a former president of the Maine Senate and a fifth-generation logger, will be the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Maine since 1988.
  • Democrats captured control of the Senate and the House.
  • Collins was first elected in 1996 and was the only Republican senator up for reelection in a state Trump lost in 2024.
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Far left

Calls the loss a Democratic Senate takeover

Raw Story: Susan Collins concedes after nearly 30 years as Democrats storm the Senate

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Raw Story frames Collins's defeat as part of sweeping Democratic gains that gave the party control of both chambers of Congress.

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Progressive and socialist outlets such as Common Dreams, Democracy Now and Truthout. Usually focuses on corporate power, workers, inequality and anti-war positions.

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Says Trump and costs brought down Collins

Vox (Politics): The two issues that finally brought down Susan Collins

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Vox frames Collins's loss as driven by her ties to Trump and her lack of answers on rising costs for Maine families.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Calls Jackson's win a stunning upset in Maine

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Calls Jackson's win a stunning upset in Maine

The Daily Wire: End Of An Era: Susan Collins Concedes Defeat In Maine

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The Daily Wire frames Jackson's victory as the end of an era for Collins, whose race became a referendum on her relationship with Trump and the national Republican Party.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Says Trump and costs brought down Collins

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