缅因州参议院候选人就亿万富翁捐赠者、皮特·赫格斯瑟的提名确认和工人阶级身份展开交锋
2026年10月16日 美国东部时间凌晨5:00 / 福克斯新闻
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥、保罗·施泰因豪泽
10月16日晚，缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯与民主党挑战者特洛伊·杰克逊就亿万富翁捐赠者、党派忠诚和工人阶级选民议题展开激烈交锋，两人的第四场辩论出现了显著的个人化对抗倾向。
在辩论的核心环节，杰克逊指责柯林斯在反对共和党主导的决策时是否真正进行了有力抵制。柯林斯为自己的记录辩护，并质疑杰克逊在追求缅因州最佳利益时是否会站出来反对自己所在的政党。
柯林斯坚称社会主义对手不会击败她：缅因州的金钱机器：“你会输得很惨”
缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯与前缅因州参议院议长、民主党联邦参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊于周四晚间进行第四场联合辩论。(查利·特里巴洛 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社；查利·特里巴洛 法新社/盖蒂图片社)
竞选捐款与竞选承诺
辩论开场不久，柯林斯就质疑杰克逊是否真的履行了拒绝与自己及其他民主党竞选活动密切相关的亿万富翁捐赠者的竞选承诺，并指出联邦选举委员会的捐款记录与这些保证存在矛盾。
“至于我的竞选团队中可能有亿万富翁捐赠者这件事，这是事实，”杰克逊坦言。“但我没有……”
杰克逊停顿了片刻，现场观众对这一坦白发出了明显的反应。
“我没有像柯林斯参议员那样与那些亿万富翁达成任何交易，”他继续说道。“当我进入美国参议院后，我会对那些亿万富翁征税。”
杰克逊并未具体说明他所指的是哪些协议。
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苏珊·柯林斯参议员周四在班戈的亨森大学辩论期间向特洛伊·杰克逊提问。(格雷戈里·雷克/《波特兰新闻先驱报》/盖蒂图片社)
杰克逊质疑柯林斯与特朗普和共和党之间的独立性
柯林斯也面临着关于她与总统唐纳德·特朗普独立性的质疑。主持人曾一度要求她举出一个自己违抗总统并改变某项决策结果的实例。
柯林斯援引了她对国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟提名的反对立场，赫格斯瑟在提名过程中因其任职资格和个人行为指控受到审查。
“当时我曾组织人员投票反对赫格斯瑟部长。想必大家都读到过，就在最后一刻，我们的一名共和党议员改变了主意。否则，他就会在该职位的提名中被否决，”柯林斯说道。
杰克逊反驳称，尽管柯林斯反对，赫格斯瑟最终还是获得了确认。
“柯林斯参议员总想两面讨好。我的意思是，现实情况是，每当唐纳德·特朗普需要她的时候，苏珊·柯林斯都会到场支持。这种情况一次又一次地发生，”杰克逊说。
前奥巴马顾问敦促分裂的缅因州民主党人“别再纠结”，赢得竞选
2026年10月15日，在缅因州班戈的格蕾丝剧院举行的辩论前，美国参议院民主党候选人特洛伊·杰克逊与缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯握手。杰克逊希望在11月的中期选举中击败这位已连任五届的参议员。11月3日中期选举中投票的美国人将决定谁将控制美国参议院剩余两年的任期，同时还将选举数十位州长和数千名州级官员。(查利·特里巴洛 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社)
与此同时，柯林斯指出了她与杰克逊之间的“重大分歧”。“我投票时非常独立……我是参议院中两党合作度最高的议员。”
在提到杰克逊时，柯林斯说：“我们不需要更多只会投党派直线票的人。”
杰克逊则以自己在州参议院任职期间与缅因州民主党州长珍妮特·米尔斯的冲突为例，为自己的独立性辩护。
“我连自己所在政党的州长都有40项法案被其否决，我怎么可能会成为橡皮图章？”杰克逊问道。
杰克逊曾在之前的三场辩论中多次质疑柯林斯的投票记录。柯林斯驳斥了他对自己记录的描述，辩称他夸大了自己与特朗普投票一致的频率。
“你听过特洛伊说我与总统的投票一致率达到92%或94%；那只占所有投票的三分之一。如果你看看90%的投票情况，你会发现我与他的投票一致率是72%，而不是95%，”柯林斯说道。
杰克逊以“工人阶级”言论对柯林斯发起个人攻击
辩论接近尾声时，前伐木工出身的杰克逊对柯林斯发起个人攻击，质疑她是否因自己的工人阶级背景而看不起他。
“你一直说我没有经验。你今晚刚刚还说我做不了你能做的事。作为一个工人阶级出身的人，我拥有各种各样的经验，”杰克逊说。
“所以，我很好奇——你只是看不起我，还是整体上看不起工人阶级民众？”
柯林斯驳斥了这一指控，并指出了自己的工人阶级出身。
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“特洛伊，我没有看不起你或任何人。我在卡里布长大。我的第一份工作是摘土豆，”柯林斯说。“我从10岁起就一直在工作，真的是从10岁开始。我非常尊重缅因州的所有民众。”
这场辩论举行之际，柯林斯和杰克逊已进入11月3日缅因州大选前的竞选冲刺阶段，美国参议院的控制权岌岌可危。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾在《世界杂志》担任记者。
Personal jabs, billionaire donors and party loyalty fuel heated Maine Senate debate
The Maine Senate candidates clashed over billionaire donors, Pete Hegseth’s confirmation and working-class credentials
October 16, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
By Leo Briceno , Paul Steinhauser
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson clashed over billionaire donors, party loyalty and working-class voters Thursday night as their fourth debate took a notably personal turn.
In the debate’s top moments, Jackson needled Collins over whether she had meaningfully pushed back on Republican-led decisions she disagreed with. Collins defended her record and questioned whether Jackson would stand up to his own party when pursuing the best interests of Maine.
COLLINS INSISTS SOCIALIST RIVAL WON’T BEAT HER AS MAINE’S MONEY MACHINE: ‘YOU’LL LOSE BIG TIME’
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, faces off against Troy Jackson, the former Maine Senate president and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, in their fourth debate appearance together on Thursday evening.(Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images; Charly Triballeau AFP via Getty Images)
Campaign donations and campaign promises
Near the beginning of the night, Collins questioned whether Jackson had really kept campaign promises to reject billionaire donors that aligned themselves closely with his and other Democratic campaigns, noting FEC contribution records that seemed to clash with those assurances.
“And as far as the billionaires that I might have on my campaign, that is accurate,” Jackson admitted. “But I haven’t … “
Jackson paused for a moment as members of the crowd gave an audible reaction to the admission.
“I haven’t made any deals like Senator Collins has with those billionaires,” he continued. “I’m going to tax those billionaires when I get to the U.S. Senate.”
Jackson did not specify what agreements he was referring to.
MAINE DEM SEN CANDIDATE’S ‘WORKING CLASS’ CRED SHREDDED BY BOTH PARTIES WHEN INTERNET SEES LATEST ‘CRINGEY’ AD
Sen. Susan Collins directs a question to Troy Jackson during a debate at Husson University in Bangor on Thursday.(Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Jackson questions Collins’ independence from Trump and GOP
Collins also faced questions about her independence from President Donald Trump. At one point, the moderator asked her to identify an instance when she had defied the president and changed the outcome of a decision.
Collins cited her opposition to the confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who faced scrutiny during his nomination over his qualifications and allegations about his personal conduct.
“At one point, I had organized people to vote against Secretary Hegseth. As you undoubtedly have read, at the very last minute, one of our Republicans changed his mind. Otherwise, he would have been defeated for that job,” Collins said.
Jackson countered that Hegseth was ultimately confirmed despite Collins’ opposition.
“Senator Collins likes to have it both ways. I mean, the reality is that 100% of the time when Donald Trump needs her, Susan Collins is going to be there. That has happened time and time again,” Jackson said.
FORMER OBAMA ADVISOR TELLS DIVIDED MAINE DEMOCRATS TO ‘GET OVER YOUR S—‘ AND WIN THE RACE
Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Troy Jackson shakes hands with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, before their debate at the Gracie Theatre in Bangor, Maine on Oct. 15, 2026. Jackson is looking to unseat the five-term senator in November’s midterm election. Americans voting in the Nov. 3 midterm elections will decide who controls Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency, along with dozens of governorships and thousands of state offices.(Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Collins pointed to what she described as a “major difference between Troy and me. I vote very independently … I am the most bipartisan member of the Senate.”
And referring to Jackson, Collins said, “We don’t need more people who are going to vote a straight party line.”
Jackson defended his own independence by pointing to clashes with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills during his tenure in the state Senate.
“How can I be a rubber stamp with my very own governor — a Democratic governor — vetoing 40 of my bills?” Jackson asked.
Jackson had repeatedly challenged Collins over her voting record in their three prior debates. Collins disputed his characterization of her record, arguing that he had overstated how frequently she sided with Trump.
“You have heard Troy say that I vote with the president 92 or 94% of the time; that takes only a third of the votes. If you look at 90% of the votes, you will find that I vote with him 72% of the time, not 95% of the time,” Collins said.
Jackson takes personal swing at Collins with ‘working class’ dig
The debate took a personal turn near the end when Jackson, a former logger, questioned whether Collins looked down on him because of his working-class background.
“You know, you said consistently that I don’t have the experience. You just said it tonight that I wouldn’t be able to do the things that you do. Growing up as a working-class person, I have all kinds of experience,” Jackson said.
“And so, I guess, you know, what I’m curious about — is it just me that you look down on, or is it working-class people overall?”
Collins rejected the accusation and pointed to her own working-class roots.
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“Troy, I do not look down on you or on anyone. I grew up in Caribou. My first job was picking potatoes,” Collins said. “I have worked since I was age ten, literally since I was age ten. I have enormous respect for all the people of Maine.”
The debate came as Collins and Jackson entered the home stretch of the campaign ahead of Maine’s Nov. 3 general election, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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