Yes, and the way this kind of oppo works is that the GOP will wait until everyone's invested, it's too late to change horses, and then they'll drop it like a bag of flaming poo.
It might not work! But Dems should be ready for that one.
Tom Nichols
This is 100% correct, so we can rest assured that many national Dems will mess it up by enthusiastically endorsing and campaigning with him, only to be hit by the inevitable, even worse, oppo from the Collins campaign.