Senator Susan Collins says she doesn’t regret her vote to confirm RFK Jr. Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson react to her answer at the latest Maine Senate debate, where she also struggled to name a vote that mattered in which she broke with the administration. They dig into why her rationale doesn’t hold up given the measles outbreak, the dismantling of public health infrastructure, and the grift around products like kratom.
Then they head to Michigan, where AOC and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed kicked off a bus tour through the Upper Peninsula and drew record-setting crowds in towns like Escanaba, Iron Mountain, and Marquette, while JD Vance’s stop for Mike Rogers drew a far more subdued response. They discuss why the “she can’t play in the heartland” argument is falling apart, how corruption is overtaking affordability as the top voter concern, and why Rogers’s ties to Big Pharma make the link between the two so direct.
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The Hill:Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during Maine Senate debateThe New York Times:‘Oh, Shut Up’: 5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in MaineThe New York Times:Ocasio-Cortez and El-Sayed on the Trail: A Barn, a Bus and a Clash With VanceWEMU:El-Sayed takes Senate campaign to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Ocasio-CortezDetroit Free Press:Ocasio-Cortez campaigns with El-Sayed in Michigan’s Upper PeninsulaMichigan Public:Abdul El-Sayed, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign in U.P. to mobilize Senate voters
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