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Susan Collins purported centrist credentials have relied in part on her stance as an advocate of reproductive rights. That sort of positioning works well in Maine. But, with her vote for Kavanaugh, Collins lost endorsements that could prove detrimental to her reelection.
By Amy Fried
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June 30, 2020 3:26 p.m.
During the nomination fight, Sen. Susan Collins (R) bought into now-Justice Brett Kavanaughs Roe v. Wade hedging, publicly asserting she believed Kavanaugh when he said he respected precedent.
But in dissenting with the decision issued on Monday regarding a Louisiana law restricting access to abortion, Kavanaugh stood against the four-year-old precedent the court established on a similar case in Texas.
The usually aggressive Collins press operation didnt issue a statement until late in the day Monday. And what was released merely attempted to spit-shine Kavanaughs role in the ruling. Collins said that she agreed with the ruling and contended that it didnt portend anything for whether abortion would remain legal. Kavanaugh, Collins said, gave no indication in his dissenting opinion that he supports overturning Roe.
In reality, Kavanaughs dissent fit squarely with a possibility many abortion advocates feared that states would be allowed to pass more and more restrictions and these would ultimately limit access to abortion.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/cafe-collins-toughest-reelection-forced-answer-kavanaugh-vote
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Hey Susan, can I call you Susan, you think he his concerned about the right to privacy..........
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)You are toast.
Tick-tock.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)Whatever, you need to be replaced.
demosincebirth
(12,540 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)demosincebirth
(12,540 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Naive, stupid, and a sociopath.
JI7
(89,252 posts)TlalocW
(15,384 posts)I hope she realizes when she loses that whatever legacy she thought she would have has been erased by being a Trump-supporter and a Kavanaugh dupe.
TlalocW
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)Xolodno
(6,395 posts)...she could have abstained, and just put a press release stating she was "concerned" about the process and not having enough info. Showing neither support or disdain. Would probably have kept the nut cases as they won't vote "D" and kept the moderates.
It wasn't like her vote was that crucial when it was obviously in the bag. Talk about a political mis-calculation.