Dem Senate nominee breaks silence after Susan Collins' office was

Someone spray-painted Susan Collins' office in Biddeford. Her response was to go right back to work and say she won't be intimidated. That's the correct answer, and it should be the only answer. But it isn't, because her opponent, Troy Jackson, had nothing to say about it.

Think about how easy it would have been for Jackson to issue a one-sentence statement condemning the vandalism. It would have cost him nothing. Instead, he went quiet. Silence is a choice. When a political office gets trashed, you either condemn the behavior or you don't. There's no neutral option.

Collins has represented Maine for a long time. People agree or disagree with her votes. That's how it works. But vandalizing a senator's office isn't debate, and it isn't protest. It's just lawlessness. And lawlessness gets worse when people in positions of influence pretend not to see it.

Jackson's silence tells Maine voters what they need to know. He's not interested in condemning intimidation when it comes from his side. Collins said she won't be intimidated, and she shouldn't be. The question is whether her opponent has the same spine. So far, the answer is obvious.