New Poll Suggests Sen. Susan Collins' Support for Brett Kavanaugh Will End Her Career

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Source: lawandcrime.com





by Colin Kalmbacher | 12:38 pm, October 15th, 2019


A new poll, however, suggests that Collins has reached the twilight of her career due in large part to her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court — despite allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh and despite Collins’s pledge not to not vote for a nominee who demonstrated “hostility” to Roe v. Wade. Collins has said that when she spoke with Kavanaugh they talked “at great length about precedent and the application of stare decisis.” According to Collins, Kavanaugh said he “agreed with what Justice Roberts said at his nomination hearing, in which he said that [Roe] was settled law.”


Public Policy Polling (PPP) released data on Tuesday showing that only 35 percent of Pine Tree State voters currently approve of the job Collins is doing in the Senate while 50 percent of voters disapprove.

And in that poll she trails a generic Democratic Party politician by 44-41 percent. Those are strikingly poor numbers for an incumbent–much less an incumbent who has been a fixture of Maine politics for over three decades. Collins was first elected to the Senate in 1996.

The never-missed-a-vote Senator’s current numbers are a stark contrast to a similar poll conducted by PPP last September which showed her leading a generic Democrat by six points at 44-38 percent; representing a nine point swing against her favor....................

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/new-poll-suggests-sen-susan-collins-support-for-brett-kavanaugh-will-end-her-career/

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good news for the #USA

[democratisphere]

1. Good. One more drumpf supporter bites the dust!

[Indykatie]

2. It Isn't Only the Kavanaugh Vote That Will Doom Collins

It's all the times she "had concerns" but in the end went along with whatever garbage Trump and the GOP was selling.

[sheshe2]

4. ...

You too, Sue.

[catrose]

5. I hope so

[gordianot]

6. She is trying to raise money on her vote for Kavanaugh.

Pure justice.

[Pachamama]

7. As it should....

Good riddance Susan Collins....

[NCjack]

8. Maybe see will turn on Donald in attempt to save herself. nt

[RockRaven]

9. Good, but also totally insufficient to recompense the American people for the damage caused...

There is no way for this to be made right, no matter what price she pays...

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

16. +1...

... and she has her investment banker new hubby. She isn't going to starve or worry about her next trip to the grocery store.

[Jarqui]

10. Good riddance nt

[Talitha]

11. Awww.... we're deeply concerned.

Buh-Bye!!!!

[Xolodno]

12. $50 bucks says...

...she's wishing for a "do-over".

I recollect that she blurted out after a closed door meeting that "K" considered reproductive rights "settled law". Probably thought, this would be your usual "hem and haw" confirmation and everyone would forget about it. Then.....all the other shit came out. Whoops, sometimes telephoning it in doesn't work.

[riversedge]

15. Just hoping Maine is tired of Collins heming and hawing!

[ellie]

13. Let's hope

She is awful.

[ramen]

14. Couldn't happen to a nicer person [THISISSATIRE]

She is the worst of the self-assessed 'independent / moderate' wing of the republican party. What a sham.. to drag one's feet until the exactly politically expedient moment is not what moderate-ness is, as far as I have been taught.

So, fuck you, Senator, and fuck the horse you'll ride out on. And it is a proper goddamn shame that it took putting the human rights of women in possibly permanent jeopardy to have done so.

[3Hotdogs]

20. NO !!! Not the horse she'll ride OUT on.

That horse will be performing a public service.

[ramen]

28. Good point. Out-horse, please disregard, and accept my apologies,

but that other horse that rode in with Collins can go straight to hell.

[AllyCat]

17. Yay!! Enjoy your retirement Sen Collins

Time to let the patriots run the show.

[B Stieg]

18. Thoughts and prayers!

Now, go away you amoral freak.

[IndyOp]

19. Na na, na na, na na, na na hey hey goodbye.

Apparently no middle-finger emoji available, so

[McCamy Taylor]

21. She brought it on herself.

[raccoon]

22. This just made my day. Nt

[Owl]

23. Excellent. I hope so.

[Blue_Tires]

24. Good... That piece of shit never should have been confirmed

[lark]

25. Good! Ms. Pro Rape for personal and party profit should be thrown out on her ear.

She should then be shunned for her utter treachery and hypocritcal, self-serving whiney lies.

[Mike 03]

26. I love these "feel good" stories early in the morning!

[jrthin]

27. Best news I've heard this morning. nt

[pecosbob]

29. Susan, when you become concerned about Republican fascism, give us a call. 'Til then, bye Felicia.

[Blue Owl]

30. But what about his love of beer???

[BigDemVoter]

31. I'm having an ugly day, and you just made it a little better.

I actually had to grin when I read the subject line of your op. . . I particularly LOATHE Susan Collins.

[NNadir]

32. Good. She blindly supports a corrupt traitor. She doesn't belong in the Senate. n/t.

[tblue37]

33. Heh. I bet she is *concerned* about those numbers. nt

[kwolf68]

34. GOOD

As it should be, his tirade at the hearings showed at the VERY least he lacked judicial temperament. PERIOD. That's just what we saw. Oh there is also the other "thing" as well.

[JonLP24]

35. Bill Maher should take a look at this article

He said opposition to Kavanaugh hurt Dems.

[Mike Nelson]

36. This story should...

... cause Susan some concern.