In 2002, Chellie Pingree tried it. In 2008, Tom Allen tried it. Now, in 2014, Shenna Bellows and out-of-state groups are trying it again.
Trying what? Trying to convince Maine voters that Republican Sen. Susan Collins is a far-right ideologue. That tactic failed for Pingree and Allen. And it will fail for Bellows and her deep-pocketed allies.
Maine voters know Susan for what she is: a voice of reason in a mostly broken Washington, D.C.
When all other politicians were pointing fingers of blame at members of the other party, it was Susan whose lone actions brought together the Common Sense Coalition that ended the 2013 government shutdown.
Her reputation among members of the U.S. Senate is matched by only those like Margaret Chase Smith and George Mitchell. In a time of partisan divide, our country needs Susan Collins more than ever. Negativity and attacks will not convince Mainers otherwise.
Andrea Ando Albert
Manchester
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