Jay Field

Jay Field is a writer, reporter, audio producer and the creator of Unorganized Territory on Substack. A former award-winning public radio journalist, Jay has worked at NPR stations in San Francisco, Chicago and Maine.

The Election Sprint Is Here. Maine Voters Sound Anything but Sold.

Every week, Unorganized Territory is talking to voters, with a special focus on the issues, emotions, perceptions and personal challenges shaping their views of the candidates in Maine’s U.S. Senate race, a crucial contest in the battle for control of Congress.

By Jay Field

September 15, 2026

The Election Sprint Is Here. Maine Voters Sound Anything but Sold.

Ad-A-Palooza: Maine’s Senate Race Is Being Fought One Commercial Break at a Time

Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are flooding Maine’s airwaves with competing messages aimed at the voters who could decide one of the country’s closest Senate races.

By Jay Field

September 11, 2026

Ad-A-Palooza: Maine’s Senate Race Is Being Fought One Commercial Break at a Time

Susan Collins Has Defied Political Gravity for 30 Years. Trump May Finally Pull Her Down

Maine’s longtime Republican survivor has built her career on independence, local results, and crossover support. In 2026, Trump’s unpopularity, tariffs, and political chaos are making that formula harder to sustain.

By Jay Field

August 31, 2026

Susan Collins Has Defied Political Gravity for 30 Years. Trump May Finally Pull Her Down

The Troy Army Just Took Maine—Now It Has to Take Down Susan Collins

Maine Democrats nominated Troy Jackson for Senate after a rapid grassroots campaign mobilized delegates across the state. Now he faces incumbent Susan Collins in a race that polling shows is too close to call.

By Jay Field

August 4, 2026

The Troy Army Just Took Maine—Now It Has to Take Down Susan Collins