How Trump's Team Conned Susan Collins Into Dooming Roe v. Wade

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

When the Supreme Court’s draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked, Sen. Susan Collins said she was flabbergasted, deeply troubled, even shocked. After all, soon-to-be-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had promised her in 2018 that Roe was a matter of settled law — despite his deeply conservative track record on abortion.

Turns out, Collins wasn’t just wrong about Kavanaugh. She was deliberately manipulated by Trump administration officials — and a future Supreme Court Justice — who viewed her as an easy mark.

Two former senior Trump White House officials tell Rolling Stone that the pro-choice Collins wasn’t even considered a serious threat to the devoutly conservative Kavanaugh. Instead, the team predicted she’d need only a vague assurance that the nominee would uphold the half-century-old ruling defending abortion rights.

And they were right.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/abortion-susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh-trump-roe-1357183/

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Susan Collins isn't pro-anything except pro-Susan Collins.

[SoonerPride]

2. I don't think Collins is an "easy mark."

I think she just plays one on TV.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Exactly, I am not buying this story.

A sitting US Senator for decades and she believes everything she is told.
Especially something coming from Trump and his minions.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. An easy mark huh? How about just plain stupid.

But smart enough to get that gig and get set for life.

[Hugin]

5. She wasn't flabbergasted enough to resign in shame.

QED

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Susan Collins: an easy mark. a.k.a a dope.

[SoCalDavidS]

7. Same Could Be Said About The Majority Of Voters In Maine

Many of whom are Democrats and voted for her.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Somehow, I don't think it was all that hard to "con" her into that...

If she was really all that about preserving Roe v Wade and women's health care, she wouldn't have fallen for it.

[andricv]

9. Let's not give Susan Collins credit

She didn't have to be "conned".