Thread by @JillPiggott

Good piece by #Maine political science professor @ASFried: #SusanCollins told CNN she won't say whether she supports Trump's reelection b/c she's in a tight race:

“In parts of the state President Trump is very popular, in parts of the state he’s very unpopular." thread

https://twitter.com/ASFried/status/1290612557296930816

.@ASFried: #SusanCollins's refusal to say if she'll vote for Trump contrasts sharply w/ her 2016 statement saying she thought he was unsuitable for office b/c he failed to treat people w/ respect, "an idea that should transcend politics.”

Not any more.

#SusanCollins recently said she was forthright w/ #Maine voters about Trump in '16 because she “was not up for re-election."

1>She didn't let that stop her in previous years when she was running in a pres election year.

2>Is there anything more Collins than that? @ASFried

.@ProjectLincoln ad focuses on #SusanCollins's break w/ the "#Maine paradigm of political bravery."

PoliSci prof @ASFried writes, Collins's claim that she voted to acquit Trump b/c he learned “a pretty big lesson" "sounds willfully naive at best & politically craven at worst."

Dem @SaraGideon has picked up endorsements that previously went to #SusanCollins on #SocialSecurity, #Medicare, labor, gun safety, #ReproductiveRights, #LGBTQ rights, environment & #ClimateChange.

Gideon's +4, +5, +5 in all July #polls (@FiveThirtyEight).

#SusanCollins claims oversized credit for the Paycheck Protection Program. When @SaraGideon criticized it for prioritizing big business, Collins attacked her because--@ASFried kids you not--Gideon's husband's employer got a PPP loan.

Can you say #Maine Senator Gideon? I can.