Susan Collins Runs for Re-election, in One of 2026's Top Senate Fights

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

Feb. 10, 2026, 9:09 a.m. ET


Senator Susan Collins, the Maine Republican whose brand of political centrism is on the verge of extinction in Washington, announced on Tuesday that she would seek a sixth term in what may be her most challenging and expensive re-election campaign yet.

Ms. Collins, 73, was widely expected to run again and has long been a prime target of Democrats in Maine and Washington. Her frequent statements of concern and regret that follow many of President Trump’s actions have been mocked by her opponents because she has been a reliable vote for the Republican agenda during Mr. Trump’s presidencies.

The Maine Senate seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber in November’s midterm elections. The party must flip four Republican-held seats to win a majority, and Ms. Collins is widely viewed as the most endangered G.O.P. incumbent.

Ms. Collins announced her campaign on social media, with a video showing her opening a box and taking a pair of gray sneakers out of tissue paper. “This is perfect for 2026,” she says in the video, “because I’m running.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/susan-collins-maine-senate-2026.html

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[dem4decades]

1. I can't stand her, come on Maine do it. Dump her.

[kerouac2]

2. She should be very concerned

Hopefully Stephen king will troll her

[travelingthrulife]

3. Thick as a brick. She and Grassley must be hoping to die in office so that no one

can find their crimes while they are still alive.

[awesomerwb1]

4. Will the people of Maine

be ________ enough to vote for her again?

[William Seger]

5. CINO: Centrist In Name Only -- she doesn't have the guts to stand up to #rump

[hay rick]

9. Great acronym. Stealing...

[Midnight Writer]

6. The only ad Democrats need to run is a clip of her saying "I think he's learned his lesson this time."

[Dan]

14. And maybe, a clip of her saying that she would only run for two terms!

[kimbutgar]

7. What timing ! ICE is starting to terrorize the state !

I hope whoever runs against her points out she supports that the 🍊🐖 💩 is sending masked goons into their state and she supports him!

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. Like all Republicans

she is utterly without shame.

[orleans]

10. isn't there a dem running? i hope. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

11. There are 2 - the current governor Janet Mills (D)

and progressive/populist Graham Platner (D).

[orleans]

15. thanks -- good to know. and i even remember she is the one who told trump she'd see him in court! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Yeah, Mills is on 45's "shit list"

which is why he sent all those ICE goons to Maine.

[Old Crank]

12. Brand of Centrism she represents....

She has sided with Trump for a decade. Every important vote went with Trump.
She is a far right out of touch politician.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. About the only thing she will diverge on

is being "pro choice" and that pretty much sums it up.