ME-SEN: Maine Senate Race Is Very Tight

[RandySF]

A new Colby College poll in Maine finds Sara Gideon (D) edging Sen. Susan Collins (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 43% to 42%.

Key takeaway: “Among women, 36% said that they would vote for Ms. Collins, compared with 49% who said they would support Ms. Gideon. Ms. Collins’s support among women younger than 50 was even worse, with 25% saying that they would vote for her, compared with 56% who said they would support Ms. Gideon.”



https://politicalwire.com/2020/02/18/new-poll-finds-tight-senate-race-in-maine/

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. Go, go, Gideon!

Go away, Collins, just go away.

[ffr]

2. It won't be good enough with rePutican jerrymandering. We need the democrat to have a 7 point lead

or better.

Keep working on it ground crew! Send Collins towards retirement.

[llmart]

3. "Send Collins towards retirement"...

and send some money to Sara! We really need this one.

[NewJeffCT]

5. gerrymandering shouldn't affect the Senate race

which is statewide.

Gideon needs the younger women to turn out big, it seems

[rzemanfl]

4. Fabulous idea getting her name on all those books in hotel nightstands.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Support For Susan Collins Plummets With Women After Trump Acquittal

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/02/18/support-for-susan-collins-plummets-with-women-after-trump-acquittal.html

TUE, FEB 18TH, 2020 BY JASON EASLEY

A new poll shows Sen. Susan Collins in a statistical tie with Democratic challenger Sara Gideon thanks to declining support with women.

The Portland Press Herald reported:

The survey was conducted between Feb. 10-13 — days after Collins voted to acquit President Trump during the Senate’s impeachment trial — and asked voters whom they would choose between Collins and Gideon. Gideon led narrowly with 43 support, compared to 42 percent for Collins, with 14 percent undecided.

“One of the most surprising findings is how poorly Senator Collins is doing with women,” said Dan Shea, Colby College professor of government and the lead researcher on the poll. “She had a 42-percent approval rating overall but that drops to 36 percent for women. Further yet, it drops to 25 percent for women under 50.

Shea also said he was surprised to see support for Collins among independents at just 38 percent. That block of voters, which is the largest in Maine, has been crucial to her previous four electoral wins.

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