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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 09:10 PM Jul 2020

Susan Collins Loses Another Major Endorsement To Democrat Sara Gideon

Sen. Susan Collins lost another major endorsement this election cycle when the Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday that it is backing Democrat Sara Gideon in her bid to unseat the Maine Republican.

HRC, one of the largest LGBTQ advocacy groups in the country, has thrown its support behind Collins’ reelection campaigns since 2002. But the organization said Wednesday that it could no longer do so.

“Despite Susan Collins’ record of support on certain key LGBTQ issues, her support of Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump’s agenda, endorsement of Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court and failure to hold Donald Trump accountable, is simply untenable,” said HRC President Alphonso David.

Gideon, who has served as Maine’s speaker of the House since 2016, will support “pro-equality leadership in the Senate,” and the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, David said. Collins is the only Republican co-sponsor of that bill.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/sara-gideon-human-rights-campaign-susan-collins-193407686.html

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Susan Collins Loses Another Major Endorsement To Democrat Sara Gideon (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Susan Collins bdamomma Jul 2020 #1
ah, bah bye Susan.......... a kennedy Jul 2020 #2
That's almost a cause for awesomerwb1 Jul 2020 #3
Very concerning. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #4
I would hope so.. collins supports the Treasonous ASSFACE.. Cha Jul 2020 #5
Friends of mine are moving to Maine Delarage Jul 2020 #6

Delarage

(2,182 posts)
6. Friends of mine are moving to Maine
Wed Jul 15, 2020, 11:13 PM
Jul 2020

In a couple weeks. They can't wait to register to vote there to help take out Collins.

Sad thing is they are leaving Pennsylvania.

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