Sen. Susan Collins Takes Swipe at Schumer After Winning Reelection

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) defied Democrats when she came out with a victory in the 🗳️2020 Congressional Elections.

Polls ahead of the election showed Collins trailing behind Democratic challenger Sara Gideon. Collins was considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents, and the non-partisan Cook Political Report moved her race to “toss-up.” However, she came out with a victory, winning reelection by 9 points.

Speaking with Politico this week in an interview published Friday, Collins said, “I was very gratified that the margin was so big. That people were able to look at the individual.”

She added, pointing to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), “They were smart enough to reject the outright lies that