Washingtonpost.com's Politics Blog: The Line: Senate Playing Field Still Favors Dems

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"6. Maine: Sen. Susan Collins (R) got a taste of what the coming campaign will look like when a Democrat-aligned group -- Americans United for Change -- funded a television ad campaign knocking her for a vote against a Senate bill that included a timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Collins responded with a message on YouTube, although we wonder about the strategic soundness of engaging in a debate over Iraq as a Republican in Democratic-leaning Maine. Rep. Tom Allen will report $400,000 raised in the first three months of the year, a not-overwhelming total, but more than an incumbent congressman in a safe district would be expected to raise in a quarter. That alone should erase any lingering questions about whether or not he is fully committed to the Senate race. Still, Collins remains popular and Democrats have yet to make a convincing case as to why voters should fire her. (Previous ranking: 5)"

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/04/friday_senate_line_1.html

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