Collins Watch

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Keeping an eye on Maine's senior senator and Maine politics since 2006. Send tips/thoughts to collinswatch [at] protonmail [dot] com

Joined January 2010

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  1. 17 hours ago

    This is 2019 in a nutshell, most likely.

  2. 20 hours ago
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    Wrong how? A reporter asked if she's gonna run & she said "That is my intention." I'm pretty sure that means she 'intends' to run as The Hill says.

  3. Jan 3

    When reporters write about Susan Collins's lurch to the right they almost invariably make it sound like something that's happened *to* her rather than something she's *done* to the country. Enough of this junk.

  4. Jan 3

    From piece on Susan Collins. News to me.

  5. Jan 1

    Notably, Murphy said the piece *doesn't* try to credit Collins for the pay fix. When I drew his attn to the lede (below) he denied it implied causation, likening it to writing (my paraphrase) 'After I went outside, it started to rain.' That doesn't mean you caused the rain. 2/X

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  6. 22 Dec 2018

    Susan Collins said she opposed funding Trump's wall--and letting the wall force a shutdown--as recently as Nov 26, explaining her opposition this way.

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  7. 20 Dec 2018
  8. 18 Dec 2018

    Not just admiration from afar either. Collins has met numerous times w/Trump in her capacity as Special Advisor to POTUS, including this infomercial-style event touting the GOP tax bill.

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  9. 16 Dec 2018

    I missed this: Susan Collins attributes swirl of corruption around Trump to his political inexperience and poor vetting of staff. Hmm.

  10. 16 Dec 2018

    Stephanopoulos says Collins was "promised" health bills in exchange for her tax bill vote. But was she? Collins always SAID she had a promise from McConnell/Ryan/Trump that the bills would pass. But when are they supposed to have made this promise? I never saw it.

  11. 26 Nov 2018

    Confusing because Collins suggested in June that the way to get kids out of cages on the border was to build Trump's wall.

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  12. 18 Nov 2018

    Also note how Serious Objective Journalist is comfortable flatly stating that Collins is "appalled" by Trump. He has no idea if that's true.

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  13. 18 Nov 2018

    Inference Collins is counting on folks to draw: There 's no meaningful divergence btwn her/Trump on policy. Difference is cosmetic.

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  14. 17 Nov 2018

    Something sad & small about Susan Collins, having made a devil's bargain w/ Trump & GOP, and soiled her good name w/ lies & betrayals along the way, suggesting she hasn't reflected on what she's done.

  15. 16 Nov 2018

    Trump's tenure as POTUS has induced Susan Collins to move from calling him unsuitable for office to thinking about endorsing him for 2020. All these orgs--and anyone contemplating aligning with Collins--should give that careful thought.

  16. 16 Nov 2018
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  17. 15 Nov 2018

    From website of the org whose executive director Susan Collins was hanging w/ last night. 1 of 4 reasons spanking your child might not be working.

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  18. 14 Nov 2018
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  20. 12 Nov 2018
    Replying to and

    How does justify putting this center, above-the-fold? Handing over your megaphone to folks w/ a long history of lies & bad faith is not a value neutral act--especially when they're trying to undermine faith in democracy.

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