To win re-election, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine must navigate a polarized electorate, anger over inflation and fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade
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- WSJ reports: “The centrist Maine Republican has worked to capitalize on her bipartisan image but says the political environment is the toughest she has seen.”
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