Collins: I'm not prepared to endorse Trump for 2020

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she was not yet prepared to endorse President Trump’s reelection bid in 2020.

The senator told PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff that she was focused on her own reelection in 2020 and was not paying much attention to the presidential campaign. "I'm not prepared at this point to make that decision,” Collins said.

Woodruff asked if Collins would endorse the president between now and Election Day.

“I don’t know, I’m going to have to see what happens between now and then and look at what his record is,” Collins said. "I can’t imagine that I would endorse any of the Democrats who are running right now but I’m going to focus on 2020 in 2020.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/427581-collins-im-not-prepared-to-endorse-trump-for-2020

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Once again, "moderate" Republicans are expressing their "concern."

[DFW]

1. "Not yet prepared"

Like she was "not yet" ready to vote for Kavanaugh's confirmation.

But she did vote for Kavanaugh, and she will endorse Trump if he runs again.

She is the biggest flake in the Senate since Flake himself.

[cstanleytech]

11. Exactly, Susan "Rubber Stamp" Collins should not be trusted.

[More_Cowbell]

27. yeah she's always "concerned"

I hope the people of Maine boot her. I've contributed to her opponent, whoever that is.

[NotHardly]

41. SPOT ON

[Bob Loblaw]

57. Start the clock

on when she'll endorse. What a joke.

[Cha]

42. Since Maine has a Dem Gov, Janet Mills, and

the Puppet is only going to get worse.. I bet she's sweating her election just a little.

I hope there's a strong Dem candidate to run against her in 2020 for Senate.

The effort to unseat Susan Collins in 2020 is already underway

snip//

A half dozen Democratic operatives and lawmakers in Maine raised several names of potential candidates who are openly considering the job, including Chellie Pingree, the Democrat representing Southern Maine in the US House; Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; Seth Berry, a former member of the Maine House of Representatives..

Link to tweet

More..
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/politics/susan-collins-2020-challenge/index.html

[olegramps]

50. She is a filthy lying fascist Republican who will kiss Trump's ass on command.

Republicans are the scum of the earth who are determined to destroyed everything that is good about our nation. Their president, he sure as hell isn't mine, is a Russian boot licking treasonous forked tongue viper. The Republican Party is made up of racists, white supremist, nincompoops. Their message is loud and clear, Hatred and Division. They are the greatest threat to our nation and will destroy it from within.

[MyOwnPeace]

54. Well stated, Gramps!

In spite of that wonderful rant I'm willing to be you don't yell at kids to get off of your lawn!

[olegramps]

67. We had one of the most active neighborhood amateur football games that the lawn welcomed.

[RHMerriman]

2. The people of Maine deserve so much better than Ms. Collins...

The people of Maine deserve so much better than Ms. Collins...

[Cha]

43. Yes They Do.. and they got Gov Janet Mills!

Link to tweet

[RHMerriman]

75. Democrats hold every statewide constitutional office

Democrats hold every statewide constitutional office, I believe, which should be a pretty clear indicator to Ms. Collins where her state is politically.

[joshdawg]

3. Never fear, she will eagerly endorse trump.

What else could one expect from such a lying hypocrite?

[SunSeeker]

33. Exactly. nt

[Cha]

44. And, how will Mainers feel about that..

especially after he's had 2 more years to FUBAR?

[iluvtennis]

4. Don't believe her. How many times has she sucked us in thinking she would do the right thing,

only for her to go the way of Trump.

[diva77]

40. Exactly! Susan 'Lucy-with-the-football' Collins strikes again

[C_U_L8R]

5. Struggling for relevance.

'Look at me. Look at me.'

Who cares what Collins thinks.

[Scarsdale]

56. This will get her on

the Sunday talking heads shows. Then she will smirk, whine her way through an interview, saying all the right things. She ALWAYS ends up siding with the gop. Jellyfish Collins is a wimp. Then she gets more publicity from explaining WHY she went with the gop schemes. Waste of time and space. Useful to the gop, though.

[Power 2 the People]

6. LMAO!!! What fool would ever believe her again???

C'mon Maine, kick her to the curb!!!

[EarnestPutz]

7. Watched Judy Woodruff interview her on the NewsHour this evening.

Collins is just maddening. No commitment at at all, ever.
It's like trying to nail jello to the wall.

[RockRaven]

14. It probably didn't help that Judy Woodruff is a terrible interviewer.

More often than not she behaves like an utterly spineless, false-equivalency spewing, credulously talking-point repeating mockery of journalism.

It is a shame because the News Hour, despite her, is still the best daily news program on broadcast television but could be so, so much better.

Watching her interview Collins on an infinite video loop would be my own personal hell.

[diva77]

46. My blood still boils when recalling how Woodruff congratulated a rethug congressman she was

interviewing for having passed Dump's tax cuts.

[cvoogt]

8. give her time

she will

[cstanleytech]

9. Translation: I am weighing if it will hurt my chances after being a rubber stamp for Trump.

[shanny]

10. Oh, is she concerned?

Too late. We know who you are.

[Still In Wisconsin]

31. I believe she may even be troubled.

But don't worry TRUMP, she will kiss your ring again when the time comes.

[MrScorpio]

12. Yeah, Riiight.

[LakeArenal]

13. Yawn...

[liberaltrucker]

15. How I wish DU rules allowed me to speak my mind about this "lady".

[iluvtennis]

16. Susan Rice weighs in...

Link to tweet

[MontanaMama]

77. That means she will support MF45

whole heartedly and she does not have the fortitude to admit it. That and Susan likes to be coy. Sorry Susie...we see you. 🧐

[Baltimike]

17. Her husband is a Russian asset...fuck her all day long. She *always* capitulates. nt

[NNadir]

18. But she was perfectly OK endorsing a drunken frat boy with a penchant for attempted rape...

...for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

She is an awful woman, a disgrace.

[littlemissmartypants]

19. Per PBS Newshour

Collins:

"I'm really focused on my own campaign for 2020."

I hope she loses, bigly.

[world wide wally]

20. She will wait until the fall of 2020 to endorse him

[Grokenstein]

21. Translation: "What's in it for me?"

[bringthePaine]

22. I guess some people just don't appreciate theater

I mean c'mon, has everybody lost their taste for tired, pathetic, hackneyed reruns?
We're supposed to be Americans! We can't even make a movie just once...

[LibDemAlways]

23. The Kavanaugh vote will haunt her as she

struggles to get reelected next year. Maybe she'll see the writing on the wall, announce her retirement, and collect her fat pension. Or, perhaps she'll go down to a well deserved defeat. I just don't see the voters reelecting this useless Trump toady. She won't be missed.

[area51]

24. Hope she gets fired in 2020.

Author Stephen King on Collins:

Link to tweet

From the twitter link:

"IF Susan Collins votes to confirm Kavanaugh, and IF she runs for re-election—two bigs ifs—she will be defeated. It would be unwise for anyone to mistake how angry most Americans are at the way this is being railroaded through." --Stephen King

[GreenPartyVoter]

48. I promise to do my part in showing her the door!

[AllyCat]

25. She will be prepared when the time is right for her.

[calimary]

26. Sure, Susan.

You’ll come around. You aren’t fooling anybody. We know you too well.

[sprinkleeninow]

28. Phooey on yooey, sue. eom

[Botany]

29. Was she prepared to vote for Kavanaugh?

n/t

[Blue Owl]

30. But two years ago Mr. Bankrupt sure looked swell

[democratisphere]

32. Susan Collins is a fraud that desperately needs to lose her job.

Always playing the same old boring game caving in at the last minute.

[TeamPooka]

34. Look who's trying to save her job.

[D23MIURG23]

35. Whatever.

More bullshit from Collins. She doesn't want to be connected to Trump, but she doesn't want to actually do anything about him either.

[firstwife]

36. Whew,

good thing she has lots of time to make up her mind, give an impassioned speech...and then endorse him anyway!

[tclambert]

37. You know she will act all concerned until the last minute, and then go ahead and support him.

Just like she did with Kavanaugh.

[RainCaster]

38. She sounds so sincere

[C Moon]

39. I'm not prepared? Why would ANYONE even consider it? He's a god damned theif & traitor--idiots!

Republicans.
Finally, we're seeing your true colors.
We knew all along that you stood for nothing but money; but I personally didn't think the GOP would stoop so low as to sell out the U.S. constitution to the highest bidder.
Go to hell...EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN.

[luvallpeeps]

45. Well I'm not prepared

to give a shit.

[sakabatou]

47. Watch as she endorses Trump sooner or later

[BamaRefugee]

49. Can you imagine what it's like for her husband to figure the odds on if he's gonna get any action?

I’m talking younger days of course (shudder)

[JDC]

51. She's no doubt concerned. Emptiest rhetoric in modern history

Coming from one on the emptiest suits.

[IrishEyes]

52. She voted for Kavanaugh. I will always hate her for that.

I don't care what she says anymore. She needs to be defeated in her reelection. We need a democrat in her seat.

[madaboutharry]

53. Susan Collins is a terrible person.

This was her position on Dr. Ford: I believe something happened to Dr. Ford. But I think she’s confused about who did it to her. I don’t believe it was Judge Kavanaugh. She’s mistaken about who the person was.

That is totally disgusting. Susan Collins justified her vote by claiming it was a case of mistaken identity!

[marble falls]

55. I'm not prepared to trust her not to endorce Trump, either. Her seat will look great upholstered ...

in Blue.

[Mike Nelson]

58. This sounds to me like...

… Susan's gonna lose her job!

[Vinca]

60. To quote the Beatles: "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

[McCamy Taylor]

61. Meaning she is waiting for a bribe from Russia.

[yellowcanine]

62. Behold! Susan "Windsock" Collins speaks.

All hail.

[flibbitygiblets]

73. LOL--I hope that moniker sticks.

[Tom Rinaldo]

63. Yeah, right. She doesn't have enough informtion yet on which to base an opinion. n/t

[lark]

64. Ha, we're not going for it this time, Lucy.

You have pulled the ball back one too many times, you have totally outed yourself as a no conscience rw partisan hack and no pretending to be anything other than a bought and sold tool of the right will be believed. You are going down if you choose to run, but think you will retire instead if you are smart. Big IF there.

If she does run, I will contribute to her opponent, even though I can't send much.

[keithbvadu2]

65. Wishy washy, weasel Collins takes no position again, until the end.

Susan Collins was a 'right time, right place' candidate...
She was in a three person primary race and so far back she could not even see the other two candidates' tail lights.

The millionaire candidate sponsored an investigation of the evangelist candidate who got run out of a southern state because he was boinking his twelve year old babysitter.

The millionaire denied his involvement but the public turned against both him and the evangelist, leaving Susan Collins as the sole remaining candidate.

[IronLionZion]

66. Mainers should throw her out

and elect someone who is prepared to challenge Trump instead of just talking nonsense while voting for his policies

[EleanorR]

68. Is there a single credible republican left?

I can't think of a single one with any integrity. They either lie and cheat, or they passively accept it from others in their party.

[sdfernando]

69. Oh Susan...just STFU!

No one cares what you think. You're just posturing and eventually WILL endorse the orange turd. I seriously doubt you'll win your next run at the Senate. Better to just retire and be one with your already irrelevant life.

[pwb]

70. So she is definitely endorsing trump!

.

[Nitram]

71. Translation: "But I'll change my mind as soon as they give me something I want."

[Demsrule86]

72. I am prepared to send money to whoever takes you on...you lying Trumper.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

74. Can't say I blame her

But she'll probably come around like she always does.

[dem4decades]

76. Shouldn't the next question have been why wouldn't she endorse

A president of her party that she voted with 90 percent of the time.

[Bleacher Creature]

78. She might as well endorse him and just go all in.

She's going to lose either way, and our side will never trust her again, so there's really no reason not to play up her fairly decisive move to clinch the Kavanaugh nomination.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

79. If she endorses Trump now, she loses the media attention.

The media loves her faux pangs of conscience, her struggle with ethics.

[TexasBushwhacker]

80. Perhaps we should all send her pearls

So she'll have something to clutch. Here are some. They're fake, just like her.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Elegant-Women-Faux-Round-Glass-Pearl-Necklace-Bead-Strand-String-Jewelry-8MM/282917721313?epid=1085553072&hash=item41df35d4e1:g:Be0AAOSwgQ9VmN4h&thm=1500

[raccoon]

81. As GWB said, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice,

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice,Won’t get fooled again.”