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Have Maine voters turned against Susan Collins due to Trump?

Season 2020 Episode 295 | 5m 53s

One of the Senate seats in play this November is that of Maine’s senior senator, Republican Susan Collins, who has long nurtured a reputation as bipartisan. But during the Trump era, her favor has fallen with some of Maine's fiercely independent voters. Now Collins is in the fight of her political career against Democratic challenger Sara Gideon. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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