Collins agonizes over decision to ditch the Senate
The Maine senator, one of the last true moderates left, is seriously weighing a run for governor.
By BURGESS EVERETT
10/03/2017 05:00 AM EDT
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp was watching TV recently when she saw a report that Susan Collins was considering a run for Maine governor and soliciting advice on the decision.
The North Dakota Democrat quickly shot a text message to her Republican colleague: “Don’t do it.”
A move by Collins to seek the governorship would rock the Senate and the broader political landscape. In a chamber controlled by just 52 Republicans, Collins and a handful of other centrist senators can decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s agenda. And a run by Collins for governor could eventually cost the GOP one of its last congressional footholds in New England.
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