Collins to announce her voting intention at 3pm today from Senate floor

[Amishman]

https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/news/local/sen-susan-collins-will-announce-her-vote-on-kavanaugh-today/97-601146413

Not sure what to make of this, I really didn't expect her to hint at anything before the vote. Perhaps her principles won out and she is making a speech to push the other fence sitters to vote No?

[bearsfootball516]

1. I'll be stunned if she says she isn't.

[irresistable]

2. It certainly means that she will vote yes on cloture

[standingtall]

3. Pretty sure she will vote to confirm the guy

after her and Flake came out and said the FBI report was thorough which is a lie.

[still_one]

4. wow, the DIVA is going to honor us with her graces. This isn't rocket science, so it is all a

political calculation for her

Regardless of how she votes, I hope the people of Maine throw her out of office and elect a Democrat

[Marengo]

5. I think she will vote no

[Garrett78]

6. I thought they were voting this morning.

[Amishman]

8. That vote is cloture, not the final vote

Cloture is widely expected to pass as it just schedules and sets the timing for the final vote

[Garrett78]

10. I understand that, but I figure her intentions will be made known this morning.

Collins could vote yes this morning and vote no tomorrow or whenever they have the final vote, but that seems highly unlikely.

If they don't get 50 votes this morning, it's all over. 3 of the 4 undecideds have the power to put an end to this nightmare. Another 30 hours of debate won't change any minds.

[LAS14]

17. It's very common for senators to vote yes on cloture and no...

... on the main vote. All they're doing with a cloture 'yes,' is saying, "OK, let's debate this for 30 hours." If they didn't vote yes, they'd not have a chance to make their speeches.

[Garrett78]

19. In this particular case, it doesn't make any sense in my opinion.

But I guess egos gotta ego.

As if this nominee hasn't been debated nonstop for weeks already.

[BeyondGeography]

7. I'll be watching Sunset Boulevard

Susan's still big. It's the Senate that got small.

[Freestate_MD]

12. Bravo!

Thanks, BeyondGeography, I needed that.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. I doubt she would give a speech just to vote no.

She probably is giving a CYA speech to try and sound conflicted so that voters won't punish her in 2020 for her vote -- it won't help. I'm donating to that campaign to help out her opponent the second I hear her say that she will be voting in favor of Kavanaugh.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. According to this op, she's voting yes

www.democraticunderground.com/100211236671

[Amishman]

13. That post referenced CNN, with reported she is a Yes on cloture

Her final vote will remain a mystery until 3

[leftynyc]

14. Drama queen

She'll take to the floor to announce how she agonized over this decision, took days to look over all the evidence and then she'll vote in the slovenly drunk who is a likely sexual predator.

[dalton99a]

15. Yep. Same old schtick with Obamacare, the tax scam, and everything else

[leftynyc]

18. Not sure who she thinks she's fooling n/t

[Jersey Devil]

20. Hmm? She voted "no" on appealing Obamacare along with Murkowski and McCain

Let's hope it's the "same old schtick".

[Cousin Dupree]

16. Jeezus Susan, why the drama? Get on with it.