The Human Rights Campaign is throwing its support behind Gideon in her bid to unseat Maine's Republican senator.
“Every Mainer, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves a seat at the table in discussions about our future and I’m honored to have the endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign in this race,” Gideon said in a statement.Gideon on Wednesday called on Collins to join her in five in-person debates leading up to the general election. In response, Collins proposed a total of 16 live televised debates and suggested one of them be held as early as Wednesday night.
Asked for comment on losing HRC’s endorsement, Kevin Kelley, a spokesperson for Collins’s campaign, responded: “Sara could ask it herself if she were willing to debate tonight.” Kelley later added, “As the HRC itself admits, this endorsement is based purely on partisan politics. It is simply a crass attempt to raise money for itself. The only thing that has changed since 2014 when HRC last endorsed Senator Collins is that she is now the lead Republican sponsor of the Equality Act, HRC’s top policy goal. This is not how you treat a friend and ally.”
Collins is facing her toughest reelection campaign yet, following a tsunami of backlash in recent years over her voting record in the Senate. Though she has positioned herself as a “pro-choice” moderate, she has voted to support Trump’s tax bill; to confirm judges who have signaled they oppose abortion, including Kavanaugh; and to acquit the president during his impeachment trial.
Gideon has amassed an enormous war chest, raking in over $23 million in donations as of last month and inheriting another nearly $4 million in crowdfunded donations raised in support of whoever would become Collins’ Democratic challenger.
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