{"id":64745,"date":"2026-02-10T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sen-susan-collins-announces-reelection-bid-setting-up-key-senate-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:09:02","slug":"sen-susan-collins-announces-reelection-bid-setting-up-key-senate-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sen-susan-collins-announces-reelection-bid-setting-up-key-senate-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Susan Collins announces reelection bid, setting up key Senate contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>Washington \u2014 <\/em>Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced a widely expected reelection bid on Tuesday as focus turns to the Maine Senate race, which could be among the most consequential this cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Collins made the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSusanCollins\/status\/2021214862152499378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announcement<\/a> in a 15-second video Tuesday as she unboxed a pair of New Balance sneakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is perfect for 2026,&#8221; Collins said, holding a sneaker. &#8220;Because, I&#8217;m running.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Collins, 73, was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and is seeking a sixth term in the upper chamber. She chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, wielding wide influence over annual funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She is considered among the most independent-minded in the GOP conference, often breaking with her party and becoming the subject of President Trump&#8217;s ire. Last month, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115860738010214901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> Collins &#8220;should never be elected to office again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/16\/2f1343d0-0af9-44b5-a546-76d5d269a807\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/e7ec098ac63f84c0a0013a168374fc94\/gettyimages-2250290067.jpg#\" alt=\"Sen. 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Susan Collins is seen in the Senate subway on Dec. 9, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Maine Republican has survived a handful of challenges from Democrats in previous races, but it remains to be seen whether she can fend off a Democratic challenge in a state that Kamala Harris won in 2024 by almost seven points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who will take on Collins remains to be seen. In October, Maine <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/maine-janet-mills-expected-run-senate-susan-collins\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Gov. Janet Mills<\/a><\/span>, a 78-year-old two-term governor, entered the race after a sizable recruitment effort by party leadership. But the Democratic primary has divided the party, with progressives backing political newcomer Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer who has billed himself as an anti-establishment candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Senate race could be key to determining control of the Senate. 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