Agreed. It could be a DEM Senator from Maine otherwise, giving Schumer the leadership. There seems to be too many Freepers willing to go that route to make a point. Sad.
The reality is New England has 1/2 the population as California does but as a voting block has 12 US Senators and she is the only Republican among them, we should be thankful if only that she maintains the majority for the rest. Add in NY and NJ and that’s 16 seats to California’s two.
One message the GOP needs to start sending out relentlessly is how the Dems are screwing NE even with all that firepower, Virginia has net spending of + $9,000 per capita but NE loses tremendously. CT has a net - $4,000 loss, NJ has a $2,368 loss, MA has a loss of $2,343, NY has a $1,792 loss, and NH losses $234 per capita per year.
To be fair to Collins she brings back $ to Maine rather than losing it.