Here in Skowhegan, Maine, the hometown of former senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican who mirrored the state’s taste for moderation in its politics, the warning signs are hard to miss for Senator Susan Collins.

Like Smith, Collins developed a reputation as a bipartisan Republican. Like Smith‚ who served as senator from 1949 to 1973, Collins has roots in Maine. But many voters in this politically iconoclastic state feel Collins has strayed from the straight talk they want at a time they need it most.

“She lost me,” said Lyla Ware, a longtime Collins supporter. “I will definitely vote, and I will support … oh, jeepers,” said Ware, momentarily forgetting the name of Collins’s opponent.

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