Susan Collins’ approval rating sinks lower as Maine race shifts from “lean Republican” to “toss-up” – By Igor Derysh (Salon) / April 14 2020
Collins had an approval rating as high as 69% heading into her last re-election. It just fell to 37%
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, continues to fall in the polls as she heads into her toughest re-election battle yet.
A new Bangor Daily News poll finds that just 37% of voters approve of the job Collins is doing — a five-point drop from the 42% approval rating she had in the last BDN poll in the fall. The number of voters who disapprove of her performance rises to 52%.
The drop came even as the number of Republicans who approve of Collins increases. Democrats and independents have soured on the longtime lawmaker, who ranked as the most unpopular senator in the country earlier this year.
Collins’ fortunes appear to be tied to those of President Donald Trump, whom she voted to acquit in the impeachment trial after arguing the president had learned a “big lesson.”
Maine voters overwhelmingly said the coronavirus pandemic was the most important issue and gave the Trump administration low marks for its response. Nearly three in four voters say they approve of the state’s response, led by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, while just 44% say they approve of the federal response.
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