Saturday, February 15, 2020

Susan Collins' worst week ever

Since day one of Trump's presidency, Collins has shown that she will never stand up to Trump or Mitch McConnell.

Dear Mar,

When Susan Collins voted against the impeachment of Donald Trump, she said she thought he'd learned his lesson and wouldn't do the same thing again.1

How's that going, Senator Collins?

Everything Trump has done since his acquittal has proved that the only lesson he learned was that he can do literally anything and Republicans like Collins and other so-called "moderates" will never hold him accountable.

In fact, since day one of Trump's presidency, Collins has shown that she will never stand up to Trump or Mitch McConnell.

From tax cuts to Brett Kavanaugh to impeachment, Collins has been there to help McConnell push through Trump's agenda—all while disregarding her constituents and disingenuously expressing deep concern about how troubling all of this is.

Enough is enough. No one other than Trump himself bears more responsibility for the sorry state of our democracy than Collins—and she must go.

Can you chip in $5 a month to help defeat Susan Collins and other vulnerable Republicans this November?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

In the week since Collins uttered the inexplicable words that Trump had "learned his lesson," Trump has publicly insisted that he did nothing wrong and that the whole investigation was an illegal hoax, and he has declared that he absolutely wouldn't do anything differently.2

Then, Trump began taking revenge on those who testified honestly during the impeachment investigation. He fired the ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. He had security throw Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman out of the White House, and even fired Vindman's twin brother for no reason at all.3

Of course, Collins responded with a concerned statement that she opposes any retribution against impeachment witnesses.4

And now, Trump has triggered the biggest crisis at the Justice Department since Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre, by overruling the amount of prison time that federal prosecutors would seek for his buddy Roger Stone, leading all of the Justice Department lawyers working on the case to withdraw.5

What's Collins going to do about that? As usual, nothing.

The good news is that voters in Maine are sick and tired of her act. The latest polls say that she's the least popular member of the entire Senate with her own constituents.

We can beat Collins and end Republican control of the Senate, but it's going to take a huge effort. Will you chip in $5 a month to help make it happen?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly to help defeat Susan Collins and end Republican control of the Senate.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Change the rules of the Senate to ram through Neil Gorsuch on a near party-line vote? Collins voted for that.

Trump's massive tax giveaway to the rich? Collins voted for that, too, in exchange for McConnell promising to help her stabilize the Affordable Care Act insurance markets. Of course, when McConnell broke that promise, she did nothing.

And who could forget Collins casting the deciding vote to confirm sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, after promising not to support a nominee who was "hostile" to Roe v. Wade.6

Collins has gotten away with pretending to be a moderate for too long. Now it's time for her to go. Will you donate $5 a month to help defeat Susan Collins and other vulnerable Republicans in 2020? 

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Chris, Emily, Emma, Michael, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Susan Collins' defense of her Trump vote just keeps looking worse and worse," CNN, February 12, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/116772?t=8&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl

2. "Our View: A week of lessons learned by Sen. Collins and the nation," Portland Press Herald, February 13, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/116773?t=10&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl

3. "Trump Fires Impeachment Witnesses Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman in Post-Acquittal Purge," The New York Times, February 7, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/116729?t=12&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl

4. "Sen. Collins says she opposes any retribution against impeachment witnesses," Portland Press Herald, February 7, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/116774?t=14&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl

5. "Roger Stone backlash: Democrats demand Barr's resignation, call for investigation, hearings," NBC News, February 12, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/116775?t=16&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl

6. "Susan Collins says she won't support a Supreme Court nominee who's hostile to Roe v. Wade," Vox, July 1, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/116788?t=18&akid=257134%2E10220574%2Ef-4AAl 

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