Elizabeth Warren cites Susan Collins as her reason for a potential Maine campaign

[BeyondGeography]

BANGOR (BDN) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the first Democratic presidential candidate to tease a Maine campaign on Tuesday, with a key staffer putting it among a handful of targeted states and citing the high-profile 2020 U.S. Senate race as a main reason.

That pledge came in a Tuesday email to supporters from Roger Lau, Warren’s campaign manager, which said the campaign would be hiring staff throughout the fall in Maine and other states with March nominating races.

Lau said the campaign is “targeting our resources” to help Democrats in other competitive races including one against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is a top target for national Democrats, saying the election is “about more than just beating” President Donald Trump.

“If we want to make big, structural change, we need to make sure Democrats control the U.S. House and Senate and win important gubernatorial and state legislative races across the country,” Lau said.

A Warren spokesman didn’t elaborate on when the campaign planned to hire in Maine or the specifics of how those plans would be integrated with the Senate race, but it amounted to the first Democratic campaign pledge to hire staffers here ahead of the March 3 primary.

...It would be rare for a senator to campaign directly against a colleague, but Warren wouldn’t be the first Democratic presidential hopeful to weigh in on Collins’ race. Buttigieg implored his Portland crowd to back Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon in her challenge against Collins. A Collins spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Warren’s plans.

https://wgme.com/news/local/elizabeth-warren-cites-susan-collins-as-her-reason-for-a-potential-maine-campaign

[Hortensis]

1. Yes! Hope she decides targeting Collins will work well for her.

[Autumn]

2. "It would be rare for a senator to campaign directly against a colleague"

Does this Michael Shepherd realize Collins is Republican and it's not rare for a Democratic Senater to support a Democrat running against a Republican for a Senate seat.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Manchin has endorsed Collins and we're talking the primary, not the GE

So, yes, at this point it is rare for a Senator to be talking about dedicating resources to unseat a colleague who has been known as a centrist.

[Autumn]

4. Which is the colleague referred to in the article? Collins the Republican

or Manchin who is endorsing a Republican over a Democrat? I took it the auther thinks Collins is a colleague of Warren's. Susan Collins is not a centrist, she's full-on RW loon. I saw no mention of Manchin in the article. I don't see where it's rare, in a primary, or a GE for a Democratic Senator to talk about dedicating resources to unseat a Republican. Especially someone like Collins.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Oh, you want all the info in one article?

I thought you were better informed than that.

[Autumn]

6. Yeah it would be nice. Nothing wrong or rare about a Democratic Senator supporting a Dem

running against a RW loon like Collins. No matter who endorses said RW loon.

[Celerity]

9. Manchin has ZERO reason to endorse that RW slag Collins, he is not up for reelection for over FIVE

years.

GRRRRRRRRRRR

huggies Autumn!

[Autumn]

10. I agree wholeheartedly. I can't see why anyone would endorse a Republican over the worst Dem.

[corbettkroehler]

11. OMG! I Knew Manchin Was Bad But Not That Bad!

I don't have a word for how outrageous that is. Truly, I am flummoxed!

[BeyondGeography]

12. He is that bad

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/11/joe-manchin-endorses-susan-collins-1271151

[LAS14]

7. Yes!!!!! I add this to my growing list of reasons...

... why I switched to Warren. She radiates commitment to her cause, and she's right. The house and senate are JUST AS IMPORTANT. She doesn't want to "be president". She wants to change society!!!! Maybe she is too radical to get elected. But our problems are too severe to be fixed any other way. I'm willing to go for broke!

[Claritie Pixie]

8. I wonder if Collins is concerned?

Warren is running a great campaign, happy to see this!!