Sara Gideon leads Susan Collins, most Mainers back waiting on high court pick in new poll
(WorldNews Politics)

House Speaker Sara Gideon continues to hold a narrow lead over U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in their massive 2020 race while a majority of Mainers oppose a vote to confirm a new Supreme Court justice before January, according to a new poll released Friday. The poll of 847 likely Maine voters, conducted by Colby College between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23 with an error margin of 3.4 percent, showed Gideon, a Democrat, with 45 percent of votes to 41 percent for Collins, a fourth-term Republican....