Politics● LowOct 6 · Oct 6, 2026, 2:25 PM
The one GOP incumbent who’s poised to defy the odds in midterms bloodbath
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · North America
Susan Collins might be the one Republican who survives a GOP electoral bloodbath, Eric Garcia writes, defying the old saw, 'As goes Maine, so goes the nation'
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