Collins angry that voters don't agree that she's entitled to her seat just because it's hers

[babylonsister]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/10/8/1984787/-Collins-is-very-disappointed-in-Maine-voters-refusal-to-automatically-elect-her-Senator-for-life

Collins angry that voters don't agree that she's entitled to her seat just because it's hers
Joan McCarter
Daily Kos Staff
Thursday October 08, 2020 · 2:10 PM EDT


Sen. Susan Collins is very peeved. She's darned mad at the voters of Maine for actually questioning her God-given right to be their senator forever, never mind her promise in her first campaign that she would only serve two terms. But that was four terms ago. Ancient history. Now? Now the seat is hers, dammit. "I grew up in Caribou, I’ve lived in Bangor for 26 years. My family's been in Maine for generations," she told Politico's Burgess Everett (leaving out that bit about the term limit promise).

She's just stomping mad that Sara Gideon would dare question her right to the seat, and throws in a bit of Trumpian projection while she's at it: "She will say or do anything to try to win, […] This race is built on a foundation of falsehoods. And trying to convince the people of Maine that somehow I am no longer the same person." Well, I guess we know she is the same person! I mean, the person they first elected in 1996 said she was going to step aside after two terms, because: "Twelve years is long enough to be in public service, make a contribution and then come home and let someone else take your place." She lied to the voters of Maine then, and she's still at it.

Like the part where she still won't say whether she voted for Donald Trump in the state's presidential primary in March (she voted, and he was the only Republican on the ticket) or if she'll vote for Trump in the general election. She's gone to great and really stupid lengths to try to disassociate herself from Trump, but the reality is that it's too late.

Gideon's campaign is making sure of that. "Senator Collins' votes for 181 of Trump's far-right judicial nominees, for the corporate tax giveaway that put Mainers' health care in jeopardy and her continued refusal to stand up to Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump show just how much she's changed after 24 years in Washington," Maeve Coyle, a Gideon spokeswoman, said in a statement. "Her desperate, misleading attacks on Sara make clear that she's willing to do anything to stay there." One-hundred-and-eighty-one Trump judges. Collins thinks that saying she won't vote for Amy Coney Barrett—before the election; she's not ruled out a lame duck vote—is good enough. Never mind that Collins waited until it became clear that Sen. Mitch McConnell had the votes to confirm Barrett to come out with her "brave" stand. She couldn't be more transparent, or more angry that Maine finally sees through her.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/10/8/1984787/-Collins-is-very-disappointed-in-Maine-voters-refusal-to-automatically-elect-her-Senator-for-life

[idziak4ever1234]

1. We told you that you would regret that vote for Kavenaugh.

Paybacks are, you know what

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. her opponent is outpolling her. yay. n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. But Gideon will cost us $60.00 more for an oil fill-up.

That's the only ad I've seen. This is her whole campaign against Gideon. Pathetic.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

4. but she's from away!

i saw the other day that she said that and i cracked up.
thems fightin words. i was only in maine for a week once, and i learned about that.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Actually, the seat belongs to the people of Maine...

Just sayin'

[naturallyselected]

6. Gideon does not have this wrapped up

Coming out of very long term lurk mode here to speak up as a longer term Mainer - 30 years.
To many in Maine, and this is way beyond my comprehension, Susan Collins is considered a Maine institution. Just 4 years ago, she had something like a 75% approval. I voted against her then, and 6 years before that, and 6 years before that. I give what I can to Sara Gideon and hope dearly that she wins.
But this is not a given. The support for Collins in Maine goes very deep. The local news outlets treat her like Maine royalty. This is going to be remarkably close, as was indicated by the poll a couple of days ago done for the Bangor Daily News. Ranked Choice will help, but I am more confident in Biden's win than Gideon's.
On liberal forums around the Internet, I see this consensus that Susan is gone, and it scares me.
Can other long-time Mainers speak up and offer what they think? Am I crazy?
I live in a town that will decidedly go Gideon. But drive inland 20 miles and things change quickly. Don't fool yourselves - this will be way too close. Collins' ads and those of her PACs are vicious - I don't know what effect they are having, but you can't turn on the TV without seeing them.

[babylonsister]

7. May I suggest you post that as its own thread?

Thanks for the info; it's important, and more people need to know Collins is not toast-yet. I was under the impression she's on the way out myself.

[ffr]

8. Fuck her!

[cstanleytech]

9. She cemented herself to Trump like a pair of shoes the moment she voted for his first SCOTUS pick.

Hopefully though those shoes will end up dragging her out of office.

[dchill]

10. "Susan" is the new "Karen."