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Collins faces Trump backlash in Maine Senate race

The Maine contest could decide control of the Senate, and the Times reports it is testing whether a moderate still has room to win; voters decide in November.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance on Wake Up, America
Published 5:29 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “A Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race”, with reporting from NPR.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:29 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Maine Senate, Kansas, Susan Collins, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Wrong Portland: Ad targeting Susan Collins' opponent reportedly ran… (October 13).

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The New York TimesA Trump Backlash Endangers Susan Collins in the Maine Senate Race
NPRIn Kansas, a newly-competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIn Maine, Senator Susan Collins is in a tough race that could decide control of the Senate.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe New York Times says it tests whether there is still room for her brand of moderation during a sharply polarizing presidency.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd in Kansas, NPR says voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century, while flipping the governor's office back to Republican hands.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorKansas voting two ways at once. It's the first time that state has agreed with itself in decades, and it did it by disagreeing.