Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Sunday that she is open to potential Republican primary challengers to President Trump while also declining to endorse the president’s 2020 reelection bid. I think there are better candidates out there.”Earlier this month, Trump brushed off the danger of a potential primary challenge, encouraging Kasich and Flake to get into the race. “I hope so,” Trump told Fox News when asked about the prospect of Kasich or Flake running. Collins recognized that a potential Republican primary challenger would be unlikely to beat Trump: “They would have an uphill climb." Collins has voted with Trump 77 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight’s vote tracker, including for Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Source: Washington Post December 16, 2018 16:27 UTC