John Ensign

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nevada), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, said his committee will not be expending any resources in Maine in the last two weeks of the election.

In a conference call with reporters today, he said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) will win by 10 to 15 points against her opponent, U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland).

“We have watched Sen. Collins, she has never been under double digits (in the polls),” Ensign said. “People know her and know her record.”

On the call, Ensign addressed the necessity of preventing the Democrats from attaining 60 seats in the Senate.

U.S. Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, pledged today that his committee would match the amount of independent expenditures in advertising made by the National Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

The DSCC recently announced a $44.8 million ad buy nationwide, which includes $5 million for the Maine Senate race between incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Bangor, and challenger U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, D-Portland.

In a statement today, Ensign said:

U.S. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.): Getty Images PhotoOn a conference call with bloggers this morning, John Ensign, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, addressed the issue of several Republican senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, missing the National Republican Convention next month.

“The convention is a fun thing to but when you have a tough race you should be back in your state campaigning. It has nothing to do with distancing yourself at all,” Ensign said, according to Trey Pollard of PolitickerKY.com.