Susan Collins drops brutal reminder of Dem rival rocked by accusations

KITTERY, Maine - Republican Sen. Susan Collins says her Democratic challenger in Maine's high-stakes U.S.
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KITTERY, Maine - Republican Sen. Susan Collins says her Democratic challenger in Maine's high-stakes U.S. Senate race apparently "struggles to control his temper."Collins broke her silence about Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Friday after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that Jackson assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during a late-night confrontation in Fort Kent, Maine.Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied.WHAT THE NEW FOX NEWS POLL IN MAINE'S CRUCIAL SENATE RACE SHOWSJackson is challenging Collins in a crucial race that's among a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority.Asked by Fox News Digital about recent reports regarding Jackson, Collins said, "He’s the one that needs to respond to the reports. I’m not going to comment on them.
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