Susan Collins behind in reelection polls after voting to acquit Trump

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -March 5, 2020 12:07 PM

A new poll found Collins losing to her likely Democratic opponent Sara Gideon, 47% to 43%.

If the election were held today, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) would lose reelection to her likely Democratic opponent, Sara Gideon, by 4 points, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling released on Thursday.

PPP noted Collins has seen her support plummet over the past year, which it ascribed at least in part to Collins' vote to acquit Donald Trump of the two charges over which the House of Representatives impeached him in December.

In voting to acquit Trump, Collins said she thought his behavior in trying to force Ukraine into investigating a political rival was wrong, but that he learned his lesson and would act more appropriately in the future.

"When PPP first polled the Gideon-Collins match up for a private client last spring, Collins led by 18 points at 51-33. The reason for the 22 point shift since then is that in the wake of opposing impeachment, Collins has lost most of the crossover Democratic support she's relied on for her success over the years," PPP wrote in an analysis on Thursday.

https://americanindependent.com/susan-collins-polls-maine-senate-sara-gideon-2020-election-donald-trump-impeachment/

Hey Susan can I call you Susan............................the door is going to hit you in the ass when you leave....................people do not like someone that helped keep a megalomaniac narcissist traitor for starters in the people's house and basically had a sham trial where-by evidence was denied to be heard..................................

[LAS14]

1. We have strong Maine connections...

... and I have positive feelings about GOP legislators who seem to have a smidgen of thoughtfulness, but when she said that she thought Trump would learn his lesson, I thought "How can anyone be so incredibly stupid??" She lost any shred of my respect.

[thucythucy]

2. The following is perhaps the single most ridiculous statement ever made by any senator from Maine:

"In voting to acquit Trump, Collins said she thought his behavior in trying to force Ukraine into investigating a political rival was wrong, but that he learned his lesson and would act more appropriately in the future."

What an absolutely idiotic thing to say. That statement alone merits her being driven from office.

[mitch96]

3. What amazes me is she does not know why people are against her

She sees she did nothing to warrant peoples wrath... She is clueless...
or playing the repub. blame game... "Why me?"...
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[flibbitygiblets]

4. Well, at least SOMEONE is about to learn a lesson.