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How Jon Ossoff and Susan Collins are turning a mundane part of their jobs into a reelection pitch

Headline from WHEC Rochester

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Sen. Susan Collins began this election cycle widely viewed as their respective parties’ most vulnerable members. But their campaigns have played out differently than expected in part because of a mundane part of their jobs: helping the people back home.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    How Jon Ossoff and Susan Collins are turning a mundane part of their jobs into a reelection pitch (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Sen. Susan Collins began this election cycle widely viewed as their respective parties’ most vulnerable members. But their campaigns have played out differently than expected in part because of a mundane part of their jobs: helping the people back home.

  2. The Boston Globe

    How Susan Collins and Jon Ossoff are turning a mundane part of their jobs into a reelection pitch (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The senators began this election cycle widely viewed as their respective parties’ most vulnerable members. But their campaigns have played out differently than expected.

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