# CNN’s first reactions to high-stakes Senate debates in Maine, Iowa and Georgia

https://mins.news/en/video/99685

- CNN, 2026-10-14 12:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJIQ1X9gAQ

> In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins stressed her independence from Trump while debating Democratic challenger Troy Jackson on the Iran war, healthcare cuts and a trade war with Canada. In Georgia, Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Sen. Jon Ossoff over links to a donor named in the Jeffrey Epstein files, seeking to shift the debate’s focus. Another closely watched contest is underway in Iowa.

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