Susan Collins and Troy Jackson debated on October 6, 2026, on WGME-TV in Portland, as early voting began and Jackson, in the race a little more than two months, pressed Collins on defense and oil holdings. Times/Siena had Collins up 49 to 46, but a Suffolk poll now has Jackson up 49 to 47, within its margin, and the Real Clear Politics average is Jackson plus 1.3. ProPublica detailed a defense contractor's shell LLC routing tens of thousands to a pro-Collins super PAC, and a contractor gave $500,000 to Collins days after she voted for its contract, with the DOJ probe quashed. Obama endorsed Jackson; Jackson says he takes no corporate money directly and does not set the state Democratic…