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Bumbles

(533 posts)
82. "Sen. Collins earns failing grade in national pro-democracy scorecard"
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 09:05 AM
2 hrs ago

Yet she is and allows herself to be erroneously called a moderate. How I wish Olympia Snowe had stayed on and Suzie Q had kept her promise of two terms. She well beyond her shelf life.

"Maine representatives' record of supporting pro-democracy measures

Rep. Chellie Pingree was the only member of Congress in Maine to support all 13 measures, according to a national Common Cause analysis.

Pingree was the only Maine leader to receive a perfect score, voting in favor of or co-sponsoring all 13 bills that Common Cause tracked for representatives. She was one of 117 lawmakers nationwide that received perfect scores.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, who often does not vote along party lines, supported nine of the 13 measures. Sen. Angus King, and independent, supported 7 of 10 measures Common Cause tracked for senators while Collins, who supported none of the 10 measures in the Senate, was the only member of Congress in New England to score zero."

https://mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/09/sen-collins-earns-failing-grade-in-national-pro-democracy-scorecard/

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Just get Collins OUT leftstreet 23 hrs ago #1
Don't listen to them. Problem solved. BannonsLiver 23 hrs ago #2
yes Skittles 18 hrs ago #64
Thank you, mainer UpInArms 23 hrs ago #3
Can't rec this enough, thanks! n/t Just_Vote_Dem 23 hrs ago #4
Love this so much. Justice 23 hrs ago #5
I hadn't heard (that Platner was going to tank the ticket). But I'm glad to hear it stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #6
I visited your state a few years ago. Spent 9 days there just riding around. Lochloosa 23 hrs ago #7
Kick dalton99a 23 hrs ago #8
Thank you Mainer mr715 22 hrs ago #9
You do you FHRRK1 22 hrs ago #10
Thanks for the reassurance DemocracyForever 22 hrs ago #22
Another Mainer here. Bumbles 22 hrs ago #11
Collins put Kavanaugh on the SCOTUS DemocracyForever 22 hrs ago #24
Some moderate. (nt) Pinback 20 hrs ago #41
I had forgotten this. ShazzieB 3 hrs ago #81
Makes sense quakerboy 22 hrs ago #12
Hegseth has a Nazi tattoo DemocracyForever 21 hrs ago #27
K & R Emile 22 hrs ago #13
Ignore them MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #14
Go Maine. Hang in. Have some ice cream. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #15
Yes. I said as much, yesterday and was roundly scolded by some non-Mainers here. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #26
Feh... MineralMan 21 hrs ago #28
If I recall, your post (yesterday) had to do with scolding non-resident posters stopdiggin 16 hrs ago #71
Sure as hell did Ishoutandscream2 15 hrs ago #72
Whatever you say MineralMan 15 hrs ago #73
THANK YOU MAINER orangecrush 22 hrs ago #17
Vote for whomever you think best jmbar2 22 hrs ago #18
He's not a Fetterman. And sexting is not the same thing as rape or adultery. mainer 22 hrs ago #21
People seem to be forgetting his rape apologist texts. niyad 21 hrs ago #29
Weird, huh? MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #61
Weird indeed. niyad 17 hrs ago #70
I would argue his sexting was adultery. It wasn't physical, but I'd consider it cheating EdmondDantes_ 21 hrs ago #36
And his wife forgave him for it. mainer 19 hrs ago #48
at the very least it is extremely poor judgement Skittles 18 hrs ago #56
Emotioinal cheating is not adultery Soul_of_Wit 18 hrs ago #58
Even Jimmy Carter said he "lusted in his heart" for other women mainer 18 hrs ago #67
"speech is not violence"? You might want to talk to Domestic Violence niyad 15 hrs ago #74
PREACH!!! ❤️🤍💙 littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #19
The media is trying to suppress the vote so Collins wins. They are an unpaid PR firm for MAGAts and the Republicans. AZLD4Candidate 22 hrs ago #20
Media has been pro rethug since 2000 DemocracyForever 21 hrs ago #30
Maybe even back further mvd 21 hrs ago #39
It was egregious in 2000 DemocracyForever 18 hrs ago #65
Plus, many of us have already voted. eShirl 22 hrs ago #23
nice, are you voting for David Costello? rogue emissary 22 hrs ago #25
Thanks for this reassurance DemocracyForever 21 hrs ago #31
It's a high stakes election Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #32
I agree and have only one request. If you see him, slap him upside the head and ask ... surfered 21 hrs ago #33
Haha yeah a lot of us want to do that mainer 21 hrs ago #40
I believe you. ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #34
Kicking for Mainers democrank 21 hrs ago #35
Not from Maine but I like Janet Mills too... lame54 21 hrs ago #37
Age. Bumbles 20 hrs ago #45
She's still on the ballot... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #47
She suspended her campaign but marcopolo63 19 hrs ago #50
Here! Here! duckworth969 21 hrs ago #38
He isnt perfect...no one is. But he is certainly better for the world than Susan Collins! bsiebs 20 hrs ago #42
You take care of Maine NewLarry 20 hrs ago #43
I'd bet that most of that is coming from AIPAC Bluetus 20 hrs ago #44
Maine Democrats need to sweep out trump surrogates! Omnipresent 19 hrs ago #46
This is what Platner's up agaist mainer 19 hrs ago #49
The awful thing is I don't know if this hurts him in the general!! mr715 18 hrs ago #54
This Aviation Pro 19 hrs ago #51
Maine has ranked choice voting. Including for this Senate Primary race. RockCreek 19 hrs ago #52
You tell 'em!! pat_k 18 hrs ago #53
I like Chris Murphy's reponse to this - and wish more Ds responded as such Nanjeanne 18 hrs ago #55
President Murphy 2028 Emile 18 hrs ago #59
I'd def like him to enter and I would def like to hear his vision for the country. Nanjeanne 18 hrs ago #60
He has yet to say something I don't agree with. Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #80
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 18 hrs ago #57
Same here, i follow me, not maga types. CarolinaNC 18 hrs ago #62
The pundit class is gonna pundit Keepthesoulalive 18 hrs ago #63
Love it! You are so right. Nobody knows Maine and who is good for it other than the people that live there. Katinfl 18 hrs ago #66
Graham Platner is part of the growing voice of the left(out) in the democratic party. BComplex 17 hrs ago #68
You do you... CincyDem 17 hrs ago #69
You go Mainer! MaineNative 14 hrs ago #75
Pundit and the MSM Buzz cook 14 hrs ago #76
I doubt I would like him, but as a Texan I sure agree w/you TBF 14 hrs ago #77
Go, ME! dlilafae 12 hrs ago #78
There Is A Designated "Region" Forum To Discourage Non-Mainers..... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #79
"Sen. Collins earns failing grade in national pro-democracy scorecard" Bumbles 2 hrs ago #82
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