{"id":2653020,"date":"2026-09-01T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-choice-group-launches-250000-ad-campaign-targeting-susan-collins\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:13:45","slug":"pro-choice-group-launches-250000-ad-campaign-targeting-susan-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-choice-group-launches-250000-ad-campaign-targeting-susan-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-choice group launches $250,000 ad campaign targeting Susan Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-choice-group-launches-250000-ad-campaign-targeting-susan-collins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2653020&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Abortion rights organizations are launching a $250,000 campaign targeting Senator Susan Collins of Maine as the state&#8217;s Senate race approaches its final stages. This campaign emphasizes her 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which is now controversial following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. The campaign, part of the broader \u201cMy Body. My Ballot\u201d initiative, aims to influence women who support reproductive rights and criticizes Collins for breaking promises to protect such freedoms and for her votes to confirm numerous Trump-appointed judges. Collins, a moderate Republican, has supported abortion rights up to fetal viability but opposes later abortions unless necessary for the mother&#8217;s health. Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, has shifted from conservative views to support expanded abortion access and is endorsed by reproductive rights groups. The race is being closely watched,with democrats hoping to flip the seat,especially as Maine voters lean Democratic in recent elections. Planned Parenthood is investing heavily in ads against Collins, and her voting record on judges and abortion has made her a prime target for pro-choice advocates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"200\">abortion<\/a> rights group is launching a $250,000 campaign targeting Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1302\">Susan Collins <\/a>(R-ME) as the race for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"193\">Maine\u2019s<\/a> Senate seat enters its final stretch, putting her 2018 vote to confirm <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"203\">Supreme Court <\/a>Justice<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brett-kavanaugh\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"385\"> Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> back in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The November election will be the first time Collins faces Maine voters since the Supreme Court overturned <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roe-v-wade\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"310\">Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/em>  in 2022. Reproductive Freedom for All and the Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC are launching a $250,000 direct-mail campaign Tuesday that will reach more than 100,000 Maine households, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/01\/abortion-rights-susan-collins-midterms\">details<\/a> first reported by <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4707767\/pro-choice-ad-campaign-susan-collins\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pro-choice group launches ad campaign against Susan Collins<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4706332\/cenk-uygur-gops-biggest-midterm-vulnerability-isnt-iran-or-the-economy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cenk Uygur: GOP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laurie-buckhout-suspended-from-kalshi-for-betting-on-own-race\/\" title=\"Laurie Buckhout suspended from Kalshi for betting on own ...\">biggest midterm vulnerability isn\u2019<\/a>t Iran or the economy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4706329\/north-carolina-gop-nominee-suspended-prediction-market\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>North Carolina GOP nominee suspended from prediction market for three years<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mailers will target women who support abortion rights and accuse Collins of breaking her promise to protect reproductive freedom by voting for Kavanaugh. They also highlight her votes to confirm more than 100 judges appointed by President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort is part of Reproductive Freedom for All\u2019s $23.5 million \u201cMy Body. My Ballot\u201d campaign. The group endorsed Democratic nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/troy-jackson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23248\">Troy Jackson<\/a> last week and has made Collins\u2019s vote confirming Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination a central issue in the race. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins has defended her 2018 vote, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4611555\/susan-collins-kavanaugh-vote-abortion\/\">saying<\/a> in June, \u201cI do not regret that vote,\u201d while adding that she disagrees with Kavanaugh\u2019s subsequent rulings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican senator, who is seeking a sixth term, will face Jackson, a former Maine Senate president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats are hoping to flip Collins\u2019s seat after then-Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> carried Maine with 52.2% of the vote in 2024, compared with Trump\u2019s 45%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins has long maintained a more centrist position on abortion than many Republicans. She has said she supports women having a right to abortion until fetal viability, while opposing later abortions except in cases involving the health of the mother. Her position has put her at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/244709\/pro-choice-pro-life-2018-demographic-tables.aspx\">odds with much of her party<\/a>, but her willingness to break with Republicans has helped define her centrist political brand in the traditionally Democratic-leaning state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abortion-rights groups have made Collins a major target this cycle. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"198\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> Votes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690990\/planned-parenthood-susan-collins-ad-campaign-criticism-confirming-brett-kavanaugh\/\">announced in August <\/a>that it would spend more than $600,000 on ads targeting the senator, its largest investment against a single state candidate this election cycle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson, meanwhile, has undergone his own evolution on abortion. The former Maine Senate president once held more conservative views, saying that he continued to personally struggle with the issue. However, he co-sponsored legislation in 2023 allowing abortions after fetal viability when deemed necessary in a physician\u2019s professional judgment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson has since emerged as a strong abortion-rights advocate and earned the backing of Reproductive Freedom for All, which has highlighted his support for expanding abortion access. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abortion group launches $250K ad campaign against Collins in Maine race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2653021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/senate-trump-lawfare-fund-appropriations.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[60656,40146,25544,34870],"class_list":["post-2653020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-advertising-campaign","tag-political-activism","tag-pro-choice","tag-susan-collins"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/senate-trump-lawfare-fund-appropriations.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653020"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653025,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653020\/revisions\/2653025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}