Her campaign committee says it made a push for donations in late 2018, after Collins’ vote in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, to send a message that she would be a strong candidate in 2020.
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Collins tells Fox News about threats and harassment during Kavanaugh hearings
Maine’s Republican senator said ‘it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen in all the years that I have been privileged to serve in the Senate.’
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#MeToo flag to remain atop building near Sen. Collins’ Portland office
The Old Port building’s owner raised the flag during the national drama over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
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Despise Congress? You’re not alone
Just 14 percent of Americans approve of the legislative branch’s performance, a new poll shows.
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Maine Voices: I’m the so-called rogue professor. USM was my rogue adjudicator
I took responsibility for not following procedures in starting a pop-up political course, then university officials succumbed to pressure, accused me of partisanship and barred me from teaching.
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Crowdfunding to pressure Collins on Kavanaugh vote likely to face legal challenge
The unusual threat to bankroll her hypothetical 2020 opponent is viewed by some as an illegal bribe and by others as typical political gamesmanship.
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Maine Voices: A call for calm in the hostilities over Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Susan Collins undertook substantive research before deciding to vote for Kavanaugh, says a member of the working group that helped her review his record.
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Professor who offered college credit for trip to lobby Sen. Collins is barred from teaching, says USM
Susan Feiner, who retired July 1, offered a ‘pop-up’ course for students who hopped a bus to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3 to urge Collins to oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
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College pressured to rescind honorary degree awarded to Collins
But a spokesman for the Maine senator’s alma mater, St. Lawrence University, says the institution ‘has never rescinded any earned or honorary degree’ and does not intend to do so now.
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The View From Here: Sen. Collins’ year of surprises
Between her votes to kill the Obamacare repeal and to confirm Kavanaugh, Collins moved to the right. Why?