The Maine GOP sent out this press release today, detailing the fact that Susan Collins continues to hold a strong lead in fundraising, cash-on-hand, and poll numbers.:

Some interesting numbers on the Maine Senate Race

Financial Reports released today show that:

1.Senator Collins beat Congressman Allen for the 5th consecutive quarter; and

2.The Collins campaign has $1.8 million more cash-on-hand than the Allen campaign.

The Polls:

1.The most recent public polls show that Senator Collins enjoys a 16-23 % lead over Congressman Allen; and

2.This is consistent with the public polls that were released last year which showed Collins with a solid lead.

The Data:

Raised Q1 08 - Allen: 700,000+ Collins: 963,000+
Cash on Hand - Allen: 2,700,000 Collins: 4,500,000
Raised Total - Allen: 3,700,000 Collins: 5,520,000

Rasmussen poll: (Released 4/8/08)
Collins: 54%, Allen: 38%

McLaughlin poll: (Released 3/28/08)
Collins: 54%, Allen: 31%

Survey USA poll (Released 11/05/2007)
Collins: 55%, Allen: 38%

Critical Insights poll ( Released November 2007)
Collins: 57%, Allen: 32%

Research 2000/DailyKos (Released October 2007)
Collins: 56%, Allen: 33%