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Collins is expected to face tough re-election battle as Democrats seek to flip seat in this year’s midterm elections Susan Collins, the Maine Republican senator who is a top target of Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, on Tuesday launched her campaign for a sixth term in office. She is expected to face one of

Targeted by Democrats and disowned by the President, the moderate Republican launches a fight for her political life that could decide the Senate’s fate.
Susan Collins has never walked away from a fight, but she has never faced one quite like this. The senior Senator from Maine, a solitary figure of moderation in a polarized age, officially launched her bid for a sixth term today. In doing so, she steps into a political crossfire that would wither a lesser politician. She is the "Last of the Mohicans"—a New England Republican trying to survive in a blue state while simultaneously fending off attacks from the leader of her own party.
The shadow of Donald Trump looms large over this race. Collins remains the only GOP senator representing a state Trump lost in 2024, and her voting record reflects that independence. Her refusal to back the President’s "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and her vote to block funding for his foreign aid cuts earned her a public excommunication. "She should never be elected to office again," Trump posted recently. In most GOP primaries, that is a death sentence. In Maine, it might be her only lifeline.
This is not just a local race; it is a referendum on the center. If Collins falls, the Senate likely swings to the Democrats, and the last vestige of Northeastern Republicanism dies with her. If she survives, it proves that all politics is still local, and that a reputation for independence can withstand even the wrath of a President. The battle for Maine is on, and Susan Collins is standing alone in the arena.
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