Genius-level trolling of Susan Collins (and Bill Green) by the Maine Democratic Party

[friendly_iconoclast]

The MDC had a bunch of signs printed up saying "Trump Collins 2020"

Few outside Maine would have noticed these if Bill Green hadn't pulled a Streisand and complained about them on Twitter:

Bill Green

@billgreensmaine
These signs were paid for and put up by the Maine Democratic Party. I consider this a dirty trick.

Link to tweet

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjqEuzzXgAEQdeY?format=jpg


Some background for non-Mainers:


https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/10/05/retired-tv-reporter-bill-green-backs-susan-collins-in-series-of-ads/

Retired TV reporter Bill Green backs Susan Collins in series of ads


After a 47-year career that made him one of the most familiar faces on Maine television, retired newsman Bill Green can still pull off a surprise.

As a News Center Maine reporter, Green said Monday, “I tried to be as fair and balanced as I could,” always seeking both sides of every story.

Now, though, freed from journalistic constraints, Green recently told U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican seeking her fifth term, that he’d like to help her win.

Before long, he was cutting television ads to boost Collins in her four-way race against Democrat Sara Gideon and independents Max Linn and Lisa Savage. Polls are showing Gideon with a small lead in one of the country’s most-watched contests...