Collins' approval cratering in Maine, now as unpopular as Trump

Smart move there, Sen. Collins

Into each horrible day of quarantine and bad news, we need to make sure at least a little light shines. Today it's the news that Sen. Susan Collins is about as popular as Donald Trump back home in Maine. Which is not particularly popular. The Bangor Daily News reports on Critical Insight's state polling for March, showing Collin's big plummet.

Collins' approval rating among Mainers is just 37%, with 52% disapproving. That makes for just 11% of people not having an opinion, which is not very good for her seven months out from reelection. Further cause for her brow to be furrowing right now is that she's lost 5 points in the same poll since it was conducted last fall. Trump, by the way, gets 36% approval. Ouch.

Let's make sure her time is up. Please give $1 to help Democrats in each of these crucial Senate races, but especially the one in Maine!

This makes Collins the only member of Congress from Maine who's underwater with voters. Her colleague Sen. Angus King, an independent, has a 59% approval rating, while Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, both Democrats, are above-water with constituents; 51-19 for Pingree and 42-19 for the freshman Golden.

Like all Americans, Mainers are primary concerned with COVID-19, with 53% ranking it as the most important political issue for the state. They are overwhelmingly supportive of the state's response to the crisis over Trump's—74 to 44.

Collins' decision to fully embrace Trump is looking better and better for Maine and the nation all the time.