Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson a “creep” should be taken down.

The ad, airing on Maine radio, includes lyrics to the tune of a country song that say, “if he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” the Associated Press reported . The ad is from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans.

During a campaign appearance in Lewiston, Collins disavowed the ad and said it should be removed from the airwaves, while distancing herself from it by noting that federal law bans her from coordinating with the super PAC.

The ad hinges on the claim, Collin earlier made in an interview with Politico about Jackson’s relationship with his second cousin.

“I’m not going to bring up the fact that the mother of his two children is his second cousin,” Collins said. “I don’t know whether people know that or not.”

The two candidates sparred in a final debate last week , ahead of the upcoming elections, where they took jabs at each other on a number of issues including immigration reform, campaign financing and more.

During the heated debate , an anti-data center protester caused an interruption as Collins continued speaking, saying that it was “one of Troy’s supporters.” Jackson responded by saying, “Oh, shut up. I don’t even know that kid.”

The Hill’s election partner Decision Desk HQ shows a 56 percent probability of Jackson winning the Senate race, with a 44 percent probability for Collins.