The two issues that finally brought down Susan Collins

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Republican Susan Collins for Maine’s US Senate seat, ending her nearly 30-year tenure. Collins had repeatedly won in a state trending Democratic, but this year she faced strong opposition to President Donald Trump and struggled to persuade voters that she could address rising living costs.

The article identifies abortion and healthcare costs as key issues in the race. Collins’s support for confirming Brett Kavanaugh, which she reaffirmed during the campaign, drew substantial advertising against her, despite abortion ranking below half a per cent as voters’ top concern. The article also links the contest to Republican cuts of roughly $1 trillion to Medicaid over a decade; the supplied text ends before giving further details on the healthcare debate.