Susan Collins Calls for Removal of Republican Super PAC Ad Targeting Democratic Opponent Troy Jackson
Collins said the 60-second spot should be removed, citing federal rules that bar coordination with the Republican-aligned super PAC.
- On Tuesday, the Republican-supporting Senate Leadership Fund PAC released a country song attack ad targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson, mocking him for having children with his second cousin, Lana Pelletier.
- Together for nearly 40 years, Jackson and Pelletier have two adult sons; while their relationship is legal, the ad labels Jackson "weird," a "freak," and a "creep," alleging he "has two kids with his cousin."
- Pelletier pushed back in a Bangor Daily News opinion piece published Wednesday, stating Senator Collins and her allies have mocked her family and disputing a 1988 police report involving Jackson from when he was 19.
- Shawn Roderick, a spokesperson for Senator Collins, called for the ad to "be taken down immediately" on Tuesday, stating that Senator Collins believes there have been "far too many personal attacks" in this campaign.
- The Senate Leadership Fund is the biggest outside spender in the race, booking about $126 million in ads to reelect Collins, while AdImpact reports the group's radio buy for October has already eclipsed $405,000 as of Tuesday.
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Republican Super PAC Turns Troy Jackson's Children With His Second Cousin Into a Country Song Attack Ad
A Republican super PAC supporting Susan Collins is airing a country song attacking Democrat Troy Jackson's family, prompting denials from Collins and condemnation from Jackson's partner.
Susan Collins scrambles away from vicious GOP ad featuring her own attack: report
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wants a vicious Republican attack on her opponent pulled off the air, but there's an awkward wrinkle in her objection.The Maine Republican on Thursday disavowed a new radio ad from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans, that labels her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson as a "creep," The Hill reported. The trouble is that the ad's central attack rests on a personal claim Collins herself…
Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a “creep” should be taken down. The ad, airing on Maine radio, features a country song with the lyrics, “If he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” The Associated Press reported. The ad is from the…
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