AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Susan Collins draws viral attention for raising Democratic challenger's personal controversies on camera
Sen. Susan Collins went viral after mentioning on camera that her Democratic Senate challenger fathered two children with his second cousin, a remark she delivered while insisting she would not bring it up, drawing widespread reaction from political observers who called the move "stone cold." In a Politico interview that circulated widely on social media, […] The post Susan Collins draws viral attention for raising Democratic challenger's personal controversies on camera appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Susan Collins went viral after mentioning on camera that her Democratic Senate challenger fathered two children with his second cousin, a remark she delivered while insisting she would not bring it up, drawing widespread reaction from political observers who called the move "stone cold." In a Politico interview that circulated widely on social media, Collins addressed the personal controversies surrounding Troy Jackson, the former Maine Senate president who replaced a previous Democratic nominee on the ballot after that candidate dropped out amid a rape allegation. Collins told the interviewer she would not raise the issue of Jackson's family life, and then immediately did. "Well, I'm not going to bring up the fact that the mother…Open