Bernie Sanders

Maine Republican Senator Susan ​Collins conceded to Democrat Troy ​Jackson on Tuesday, scoring a ‌major pickup ​for Democrats in one of the midterms’ most competitive races. First elected in 1996, Collins had repeatedly ‌survived as a moderate Republican in a state that has not backed her party for president since 1988. But this year she faced economic headwinds that helped Jackson ‌overcome his late entry into the race. The Iran war pushed up ‌fuel and home heating oil prices – an especially salient issue in a largely rural state known for harsh winters. Trump's trade war with Canada weighed on tourism, lobstering, logging and ⁠other ​pillars of Maine's ⁠economy. Jackson, a former state Senate president, emphasized his blue-collar roots as a fifth-generation logger from ⁠the remote town of Allagash. He campaigned on universal healthcare and other populist policies, drawing ​the support of high-profile progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist from ⁠Vermont. Jack...