The New England region of the United States comprises six states, more than 15 million people, 21 seats in the House of Representatives, and 12 senators.Yet, of this congressional delegation, only one is a Republican — Sen.
Susan Collins of Maine — at least for now.In the Pine Tree State, Democrat Troy Jackson has a slight lead in the polls.Over her 30 years in the Senate, Collins has pulled a lot of electoral footballs from Democrat Charlie Browns, who thought victory and a Senate seat were a chip shot away.In Maine, I chatted with Republican State House Representative Laurel Libby — a rising star in the local GOP and possible heir to the kind of centrist Republicanism that Collins has managed to cling to in this mostly blue region.Libby told Fox News Digital that "[Collins] is great on constituent services and goes out of her way to be in the community," adding, "it's kind of hysterical for Troy Jackson to say she doesn’t hold town halls.
Susan Collins is out in the community constantly."DAVID MARCUS: IN BLUE MAINE, NOBODY BELIEVES SUSAN COLLINS WILL LOSE UNTIL THEY SEE ITMaine voters share their views on Sen.Susan Collins and the upcoming midterm election.
(Fox News Digital)I pressed Libby a bit on what role, especially if Collins holds on to win, the Maine and broader New England Republican Party can play in the post Trump era — which lies just over two years over the horizon.She replied, "I think we need to be providing the long-term solutions for Maine."We’ve seen what a Democrat trifecta [in state government] has done for Maine.
During Jackson’s time in the Senate, he is responsible for our electricity costs going up 70%," she said."He supported a budget that went up 50%."VOTERS PREPARE TO WEIGH-IN ON TRUMP'S ECONOMY AS COSTS CONTINUE TO SURGEThese were concerns that I also heard from Don, a Vietnam veteran in his late 70s who recently moved into Bangor from a nearby farm after his wife passed away."All those Democrats south of [the state c...