Funding Platform To Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Crashes From Traffic Surge
Common Dreams.org
October 5, 2018
A crowd-sourced fund to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine in 2020 crashed Friday afternoon after traffic spiked and donations surged as she was delivering a speech on the Senate floor explaining why she would join nearly all her Republican colleagues in voting "yes" on controversial Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
On the funding platform Crowdpac, father and activist Ady Barkin joined forces with advocacy groups Maine People's Alliance and Mainers for Accountable Leadership to raise pledges for Collins' not-yet identified Democratic opponent if she supported President Donald Trump's high court pick.
As of 3:40 pm ET Friday, it had raised $2,020,366 in pledges, an increase from the $1,804,551 it had amassed by Wednesday.
A week ago, the total was $1, 605, 182
When the site crashed, Barkan announced on Twitter that another portal existed to fund Collins' 2020 opponent.
Demanding Collins be "a hero" and vote "no," the campaign declares that her vote would:
"decide whether a rubber stamp for Trump's anti-healthcare , anti-woman, anti-labor agenda gets confirmed to the Supreme Court -- costing millions of Americans their healthcare, their right to choose and their lives.
If you fail to stand up for the people of Maine and for millions of Americans across the country, every dollar donated to this campaign will go to your eventual Democratic opponent in 2020.
The people of Maine have made it clear that they want you to vote NO on Kavanaugh, and we're counting on you to do the right thing."
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"After Backing Kavanaugh, Funding Platform to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Crashes From Traffic Surge"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/05/after-backing-kavanaugh-funding-platform-inseat-susan-collins
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UPDATE: Saturday, October 6, 2018
According to OpEdNews.com, the pledge total to unseat Collins in 2020 is now over $3,000,000
"Crowpac reaches $3 million for Collins Opponent"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211244417
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This is for an as yet UNKNOWN CANDIDATE!
$3,180,489 so far!
Here's the website:
https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/387413/either-sen-collins-votes-no-on-kavanaugh-or-we-fund-her-future-opponent
