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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums4 Republican senators could well be on the chopping block come November
It's not looking good this fall for four Republican senators, namely Susan Collins of Maine, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Martha McSally of Arizona, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Despite the advantages of incumbency, all four are trailing their prospective Democratic challengers by four points or more, according to the latest round of PPP polling.
Here's the breakdown:
Collins 43, Sara Gideon 47
Gardner 38, John Hickenlooper 51
McSally 42, Mark Kelly 47
Tillis 41, Cal Cunningham 46
PPP calls the Maine polling "most interesting" due to a stunning turnaround from last spring when Collins was leading Gideon by 18 points, 51-33. Perhaps Collins is concerned. She should be. The dual Kavanaugh/Trump acquittal votes aren't turning out so hot with Democrats. "Last April Collins had a 32% approval rating with Hillary Clinton voters," PPP writes, "now she has just a 9% approval rating with Clinton voters." Collins' overall approval rating now is also 24 points underwater, 33%-57%. Sorry, not sorry.
Kelly's lead over McSally, however, hasn't changed much from last spring when he had a 4-point advantage of 46-42. McSally never won that seat to begin with: She was appointed to fill it after Sen. John McCain passed. Perhaps Arizona voters are suffering from buyers remorse on a purchase they didnt even make.
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FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)Or why Collins isn't farther behind.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Although it's been trending otherwise. Collins has always had a reputation as a moderate. That's tough to overcome particularly with an incumbent. But it's trending our way.
What concerns me is that even if we pick up all four of these it still wouldn't be enough if we lose Doug Jones in Alabama. I'm not convinced that he's going to lose but it's going to be an uphill climb and I do think more people need to pay attention and do whatever they can to help that campaign.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)at the top of the ticket