HUGH HEWITT: The hidden advantage that could turn Senate toss-ups into GOP wins

Which candidates for Senate are in a better position to help their state and, by extension, their citizens in the six years ahead?

This is the question voters in every state with a contested Senate seat should ask themselves before they vote between now and the close of voting Tuesday.

Example number one is Maine, where Senator Susan Collins is matched against Troy Jackson. Jackson is the man picked by Maine’s Democratic Party — not the voters — after Graham Platner crashed, burned and withdrew from the race on July 10.