Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins’ Reelection Bid

[Stalin]

I think the appropriate description is overkill

A new analysis of campaign finance data shows that nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have contributed to Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ reelection bid so far, funneling nearly $10 million to the incumbent’s campaign committee and PACs supporting her effort to fend off progressive challenger Graham Platner.

The Maine Monitor on Thursday published a list of billionaires who have donated to Collins and Platner, who has called his Republican opponent a “corrupt” protector and beneficiary of an oligarchic political system. The outlet noted that Collins’ billionaire donation total “stands in stark contrast with the fundraising of her opponent... whose campaign has mostly attracted smaller amounts of funds but from many more people.”

The $9.8 million that Collins’ fundraising network received from billionaires and their spouses between January 2025 and late May 2026 represents “a third of what groups supporting Collins raised from all donors,” according to The Maine Monitor’s analysis.

Platner’s reelection bid has received donations from billionaires George Soros, Pat Stryker, Jon Stryker, Christy Walton, and Jennifer Pritzker. Those contributions represent “a fraction of 1% of his total haul,” The Maine Monitor noted. The Democratic candidate’s campaign said Thursday that “grassroots donors chipping in $200 or less have given Graham Platner $9.6 million.”

“While Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26,” Ben Chin, Platner’s campaign manager, said in a statement. “The establishment can bring it on—they cannot defeat the will of working Mainers, 15,000+ volunteers, and a campaign powered by small-dollar donors from nearly every zip code in Maine.”

Collins’ largest billionaire donor to date came from Ken Griffin, a hedge fund manager who pumped $2.5 million into Pine Tree Results, a Super PAC supporting the five-term Republican incumbent. Collins’ network has also received at least $1 million from Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, New Balance chair James Davis, and hedge fund manager Paul Singer.

'This Is Oligarchy': Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins' Reelection Bid | Common Dreams

"While Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26," said Graham Platner's campaign manager.

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of course anyone who stands up to the corporation can expect the sort of shit currently thrown at platner.

comrade stalin
moscow

 

[Starcastle]

Here we go a full fledged commie and lib supports the Nazi candidate. Anybody shocked?

His source for this nonsense are Platner's supporters.

The math makes no sense either. Why would you need 100 billionaires to scare up $10M in donations? Think of how dumb that sounds. 100 billionaires donated $10M!

 

[Starcastle]

A note about Susan Collins. She is the most moderate member of the US senate.

She has a lifetime 24% grade from the Heritage foundation and a lifetime grade of 46%.

Simply put she votes with the democrats half the time.

So remove a moderate female(Real one with vagina) from the US senate in favor of a white man who is a Nazi. Good move!

Susan Collins announced publically in 2016 that she would not be voting for Trump. She supported Nikki Haley in the 2024 primaries. She is a true moderate.

 

[Gabriel_Bell]

All Republicans suck!

 

[Phoenix68]

A note about Susan Collins. She is the most moderate member of the US senate.
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She has a lifetime 24% grade from the Heritage foundation and a lifetime grade of 46%.

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oooooo....Heritage, huh??.
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"It's The Economy, Stupid," Circa 1996
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President Clinton Announces ANOTHER RECORD BUDGET SURPLUS!!!!!
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Heritage Tries Its Hand At News, But Forgets The Facts
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[Phoenix68]

All Republicans suck!

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"The Heritage Foundation has been described as a major influence on the presidential transition of King Spanky and Spanky's regime. The foundation had a powerful say in the administration’s staffing, with CNN noting during the transition that “no other Washington institution has that kind of footprint in the transition.”

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"The Heritage Foundation has been described as a major influence on the presidential transition of King Spanky and Spanky's regime. The foundation had a powerful say in the administration’s staffing, with CNN noting during the transition that “no other Washington institution has that kind of footprint in the transition.”

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Why post when people are too stupid to get it? Do you read?

If Susan Collins is a super hard boiled consevative she would have a 92% rating from Heritage like Jim Jordan has . Her rating with them is 24% which is like some democrats and far lower than the republican average of 70%. .

Since that rating is based on how she actually voted proves that she is a moderate. She did not vote for Trump. She supported Nikki Haley in the primaries.

That was my point. She is a moderate! Not a super partisan conservative.

A legit moderate vs a Nazi. You guys love the Nazi.