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Planned Parenthood Super PAC Spends $600,000 Targeting Susan Collins

8/19/2026

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Planned Parenthood Votes, a U.S. super PAC, spent $600,000 on ads targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
The ads feature a voter regretting her support because of Collins’s abortion record.
Collins’s spokesperson Blake Kernen said she long backed Planned Parenthood, accused the group of favoring Democrats, and noted the PAC now backs Democratic nominee Troy Jackson.
Collins voted to confirm Kavanaugh and Gorsuch and opposed Barrett.

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Planned Parenthood Votes, a U.S. super PAC, spent $600,000 on ads targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
The ads feature a voter regretting her support because of Collins’s abortion record.
Collins’s spokesperson Blake Kernen said she long backed Planned Parenthood, accused the group of favoring Democrats, and noted the PAC now backs Democratic nominee Troy Jackson.
Collins voted to confirm Kavanaugh and Gorsuch and opposed Barrett.