Sole Republican challenger to Sen. Collins quits under party pressure

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/09/sole-gop-challenger-to-susan-collins-quits-amid-party-pressure/

Derek Levasseur of Fairfield said Monday that he would quit the race because his party’s elite, including former Gov. Paul LePage, squeezed his five-month-old campaign so hard that it wasn’t worth pursuing it any longer.

“It’s taken a toll on my family and it’s taken a toll on me,” Levasseur said.

Collins has never faced a Republican primary since winning her Senate seat in 1996. Democrats are likely to compete in a June primary that will pick their standard bearer for the general election in November 2020.

Levasseur said the state party’s chairwoman, Demi Kouzounas of Saco, told him from the start that challenging Collins would be “political suicide.”

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Susan Collins is going down.

Her support for Anti-Choice Judges will be her undoing. Brett Kavanaugh for starters.

[Hortensis]

2. :) Sounds like they're worried they could lose her seat.

I'd feel sorry for this guy in 1970. In 2019, he damns himself by trying to take Collins' place.

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(Collins not shown in the back, the one nay who still needs her pretense.)