Susan Collins is in trouble

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Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins’s Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest Approaches

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/susan-collins-approval-rating-dives-as-2020-approaches.html

For all the talk about the 2020 presidential contest, Democrats also know how important it is for them to take back control of the U.S. Senate — either to block a vengeful second-term President Trump from consummating his conquest of the federal judiciary, or to give a Democratic successor a fighting chance to get something done. But flipping the Senate next year will be really difficult, with Republicans currently holding 54 seats, and with one Democrat up next year, Doug Jones of Alabama, widely perceived as nearly a lost cause (unless Republicans again send up Roy Moore to take him on, which is unlikely). Most of the GOP senators up for reelection in 2020 are from solidly red states, which means that those who are not — particularly Susan Collins of Maine and Cory Gardner of Colorado, whose states were carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016 — really need to be taken down if Democrats are to regain control.

Of the two blue-state senators, Collins would superficially look like the toughest to beat. She’s been in the Senate since 1996, where she has split with her party just often enough to cultivate her image as a brave defender of Maine’s (and New England’s) all-but-lost moderate Republicanism. (She’s one of the last pro-choice Republicans in Congress). Her three reelection bids have shown her steadily improving her performance; she won 62 percent of the vote in 2008 and 68 percent in 2014. But the latest senatorial job-approval numbers from Morning Consult show Collins losing popularity steadily:

Collins’ net approval — the share of voters who approve of her job performance minus the share who disapprove — has fallen by 44 percentage points since the first quarter of 2017, when Trump took office. Forty-five percent of Mainers approve of Collins and 48 percent disapprove in the latest rankings, down 16 net points since quarter one of this year, as her campaign gears up in earnest to face a Democratic challenge from state House Speaker Sara Gideon.

I think we are learning some lessons. Trump is wicked unpopular outside of the Republican party - which is shrinking. If you're in a bright red area, then it's probably a good idea to stick with the racist windbag. And if you're not....

Knock wood, gd willing, these a******* will be out of power in two more years.

Susan Collins is a sell-out scumbag with a weird, shaky "old-lady" voice. She must go.

You do realize she has a medical disorder - Spasmodic dysphonia. Same disorder that Robert Kennedy, Jr. has.
Good job mocking someone with a physical disability.

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Can you imagine if a conservative had mocked a democrat in this way? What a bunch of hypocrites.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

Her position on BK was the correct one. She was not going to let the Democrats tarnish a good man's reputation and name. Her speech on the Senate floor was fabulous.

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I will never forget that. She was a shining light in the midst of disgusting partisanship.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

Ha ha.

Oh you’re seriously trying to peddle this? Haaaaaaaa.

Look, if you can’t come up with an intelligent response, please don’t waste the space.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

Her position on BK was the correct one. She was not going to let the Democrats tarnish a good man's reputation and name. Her speech on the Senate floor was fabulous.

+100
I will never forget that. She was a shining light in the midst of disgusting partisanship.

Maine people (her constituents) don't agree. Most of her campaign money comes from outside of Maine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

Her position on BK was the correct one. She was not going to let the Democrats tarnish a good man's reputation and name. Her speech on the Senate floor was fabulous.

+100
I will never forget that. She was a shining light in the midst of disgusting partisanship.

Maine people (her constituents) don't agree. Most of her campaign money comes from outside of Maine.

This! She’s supposed to represent the will of the people who elected her. She didn’t. She’ll face the consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

The only ones responsible for the "Circus" were McConnell, who was hell bent on pushing him through b/c he could do so. (Gorsuch sailed through b/c he didn't have the baggage). And BK, and his little temper tantrum in front of Congress.

Period. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan Collins’s Approval Rating Dives As Reelection Contest Approaches

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/susan-collins-approval-rating-dives-as-2020-approaches.html

For all the talk about the 2020 presidential contest, Democrats also know how important it is for them to take back control of the U.S. Senate — either to block a vengeful second-term President Trump from consummating his conquest of the federal judiciary, or to give a Democratic successor a fighting chance to get something done. But flipping the Senate next year will be really difficult, with Republicans currently holding 54 seats, and with one Democrat up next year, Doug Jones of Alabama, widely perceived as nearly a lost cause (unless Republicans again send up Roy Moore to take him on, which is unlikely). Most of the GOP senators up for reelection in 2020 are from solidly red states, which means that those who are not — particularly Susan Collins of Maine and Cory Gardner of Colorado, whose states were carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016 — really need to be taken down if Democrats are to regain control.

Of the two blue-state senators, Collins would superficially look like the toughest to beat. She’s been in the Senate since 1996, where she has split with her party just often enough to cultivate her image as a brave defender of Maine’s (and New England’s) all-but-lost moderate Republicanism. (She’s one of the last pro-choice Republicans in Congress). Her three reelection bids have shown her steadily improving her performance; she won 62 percent of the vote in 2008 and 68 percent in 2014. But the latest senatorial job-approval numbers from Morning Consult show Collins losing popularity steadily:

Collins’ net approval — the share of voters who approve of her job performance minus the share who disapprove — has fallen by 44 percentage points since the first quarter of 2017, when Trump took office. Forty-five percent of Mainers approve of Collins and 48 percent disapprove in the latest rankings, down 16 net points since quarter one of this year, as her campaign gears up in earnest to face a Democratic challenge from state House Speaker Sara Gideon.

I think we are learning some lessons. Trump is wicked unpopular outside of the Republican party - which is shrinking. If you're in a bright red area, then it's probably a good idea to stick with the racist windbag. And if you're not....

Knock wood, gd willing, these a******* will be out of power in two more years.

Susan Collins is a sell-out scumbag with a weird, shaky "old-lady" voice. She must go.

You do realize she has a medical disorder - Spasmodic dysphonia. Same disorder that Robert Kennedy, Jr. has.
Good job mocking someone with a physical disability.

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Can you imagine if a conservative had mocked a democrat in this way? What a bunch of hypocrites.

Spare us the phony outrage. You laughed just as loud as Trump when he mocked that disabled reporter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

I think you are wrong. Kavanaugh should have been withdrawn. His temper tantrum was undignified and gross, and he presented as an entitled partisan hack who didn't have enough respect for American citizens to treat his confirmation hearings with any seriousness. And Collins should lose because of that, and because of her general uselessness.

We'll see what the good people of Maine think of her soon enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

Ha ha.

Oh you’re seriously trying to peddle this? Haaaaaaaa.

Look, if you can’t come up with an intelligent response, please don’t waste the space.

Your comment was baloney. I gave it just as intelligent a response as it deserved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

I think you are wrong. Kavanaugh should have been withdrawn. His temper tantrum was undignified and gross, and he presented as an entitled partisan hack who didn't have enough respect for American citizens to treat his confirmation hearings with any seriousness. And Collins should lose because of that, and because of her general uselessness.

We'll see what the good people of Maine think of her soon enough.

This statement is just laughable, given the horrendous behavior of the Dems during this whole hearing process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

I think you are wrong. Kavanaugh should have been withdrawn. His temper tantrum was undignified and gross, and he presented as an entitled partisan hack who didn't have enough respect for American citizens to treat his confirmation hearings with any seriousness. And Collins should lose because of that, and because of her general uselessness.

We'll see what the good people of Maine think of her soon enough.

He's human. Had he not done that, you would have said he must be guilty. The guilty ones? The Dems on the Judicial Committee who orchestrated and dramatized the whole hearing. Feinstein's staff is probably the most guilty. They took a woman who was either a liar or seriously unstable and made her into a heroine/martyr. Fortunately, one of her friends whom she expected to defend her, showed some integrity and, while she suported Ford, she could not lie for her. This was a woman who was a strong liberal. So, there are some who still have integrity. I thought Feinstein was one of them until this hearing. I think she let her staff manipulate her. She no longer has a moral compass.

Go read Justice on Trial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

I think you are wrong. Kavanaugh should have been withdrawn. His temper tantrum was undignified and gross, and he presented as an entitled partisan hack who didn't have enough respect for American citizens to treat his confirmation hearings with any seriousness. And Collins should lose because of that, and because of her general uselessness.

We'll see what the good people of Maine think of her soon enough.

He's human. Had he not done that, you would have said he must be guilty. The guilty ones? The Dems on the Judicial Committee who orchestrated and dramatized the whole hearing. Feinstein's staff is probably the most guilty. They took a woman who was either a liar or seriously unstable and made her into a heroine/martyr. Fortunately, one of her friends whom she expected to defend her, showed some integrity and, while she suported Ford, she could not lie for her. This was a woman who was a strong liberal. So, there are some who still have integrity. I thought Feinstein was one of them until this hearing. I think she let her staff manipulate her. She no longer has a moral compass.

Go read Justice on Trial.

You know Mollie Hemingway used to be an actual journalist then decided that being a right wing grift was a more profitable gig. And you fall for it. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

She is a decent woman at heart. However she badly miscalculated on the BK thing. Many people believe the victim, and BK in his speech behaved terribly, and not at all like a SCJ nominee. It's not that we forget all the good she's done as a moderate Republican, but that was really a cringeworthy mistake on her part, probably in part because she's an older woman, and lived in times when wealthy white men did this with impunity. She forgot that things are different now, and that men are held to more rigorous standards of behavior - thank God!

I don’t think you understand that just as many people support her decision and view her as having more integrity in her little finger than most of the Democratic senators who created the Kavanaugh circus. I cringe every time I think back to that hearing, and not because of Kavanaugh’s understandably human behavior, but because of the disgusting and surreal grilling of his high school life (30+ years ago). She was one of the only senators to speak up for common sense and decency and not jump on the witch-hunt bandwagon. Whether she wins or loses her next election, I will always admire her for having a backbone and doing what was right.

I totally agree.

I think you are wrong. Kavanaugh should have been withdrawn. His temper tantrum was undignified and gross, and he presented as an entitled partisan hack who didn't have enough respect for American citizens to treat his confirmation hearings with any seriousness. And Collins should lose because of that, and because of her general uselessness.

We'll see what the good people of Maine think of her soon enough.

He's human. Had he not done that, you would have said he must be guilty. The guilty ones? The Dems on the Judicial Committee who orchestrated and dramatized the whole hearing. Feinstein's staff is probably the most guilty. They took a woman who was either a liar or seriously unstable and made her into a heroine/martyr. Fortunately, one of her friends whom she expected to defend her, showed some integrity and, while she suported Ford, she could not lie for her. This was a woman who was a strong liberal. So, there are some who still have integrity. I thought Feinstein was one of them until this hearing. I think she let her staff manipulate her. She no longer has a moral compass.

Go read Justice on Trial.

DP. I don't care about BF. I care about now. Kavanaugh behaved poorly. Our standards for a Supreme Court Justice are higher than that.

Did you follow Benjamin Wittes during the hearings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Catty comment”? It was simply factual. Susan Collins is an esteemed, ethical senator. She has a long record of bipartisanship and is widely respected on both sides of the aisle. I only wish I lived in Maine so I could vote for her.

If she’s so bipartisan, why is conservative rag The Washington Examiner calling her a "reliable vote on conservative issues time and time again," including for Kavanaugh and the tax cut?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-even-staunch-conservatives-should-fight-for-moderate-republican-susan-collins-reelection?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true