Why Susan Collins Has Lasted So Long
Emma Green, a staff writer at The New Yorker, reports on Senator Susan Collins’ enduring political power in Maine, where she has built a reputation as a pragmatic, deal-making Republican who delivers tangible benefits to her state through earmarks and appropriations. Despite Maine’s lef
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