Tamara Keith

Yeah, I mean, this would seem to be the kind of thing that in a different time maybe would have sunk a candidacy.

But what does it tell you about how he's running his campaign?

There were people who called for him to get out.

He stayed in and seems to be doing fine.

One thing I noticed is that Mills has this new ad out and it is entirely focused on Susan Collins and doesn't say a word about Platner.

What do you make of that?

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On the Republican side of this race, we have a longtime incumbent, Susan Collins.

She has represented Maine in the U.S.

Senate since 1997.

Yet she seems more vulnerable right now than you might expect for an incumbent.

Kevin, why is that?

So this explains why she looked so incredibly uncomfortable in the Oval Office recently at a signing ceremony for a big budget bill that she was instrumental in getting through.

She was standing there way off to the side holding a red MAGA hat, but didn't look like she wanted it.

Well, and Mara, I'm not convinced that President Trump really wants to help her all that much.

He seems sort of stuck with her.

Well, and let's talk about the Trump agenda, because immigration is a top thing that President Trump ran on, but it's now turning into an issue for Republicans.