Overview
- Planned Parenthood Votes announced a $600,000 statewide ad purchase on Monday as its largest single-state investment this cycle and part of a $47 million national program.
- The ads criticize Collins for her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh and include a Maine voter saying she regrets supporting the senator.
- Sen. Collins has publicly said she does not regret that confirmation vote, and her campaign had not provided an immediate comment to the reports.
- Recent public polls show a tight race between Collins and Democratic nominee Troy Jackson, who was tapped after original nominee Graham Platner withdrew amid sexual-assault allegations.
- The buy marks a tactical shift by a major reproductive-rights PAC and could prompt more outside spending and intensified messaging in Maine as groups and donors respond to close polling.