If the Portland Press Herald comment section is valid indicator - Susan Collins is toast

[jpak]

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/12/20/collins-aca-stabilization-bills-delayed-until-2018/comments/

and universally reviled.

Ditto goes for the Bangor Daily News...

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/12/20/politics/senate-moves-tax-cut-legislation-to-brink-of-final-passage/comments/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Time for us to stop seeing her as anything but a Republican with an agenda...

And we're not important.

She's no moderate.

[Hortensis]

12. Agree. The Republican congress is so extreme that

people like her only appear moderate -- but not at all compared to moderates of the past. The party moderates who wouldn't go along were purged long ago.

But I am wondering if the Republicans aren't punishing her for voting against repealing the ACA outright by hanging her up to dry before her constituents. We'll see.

[gibraltar72]

29. Election a long

ways away/By then she will have gained some new understanding of the voters pain. Republicans do that in election years only.

[gabeana]

2. when is collins up for reelection?

hope it is in 20'

[jpak]

3. 2020

a long way away...

[gabeana]

5. yeah but hopefully

in 2020 it is a frenzy, and Democrats just take over the whole country like 06 or 08, get rid of the so called moderate who is anything but

[oasis]

4. Her pretend "concern" wears thin.

[burrowowl]

6. If she believed the rethugs

She is demented or has another agenda. In any case kick her out!

[orleans]

8. i'm gonna go with demented n/t

[politicaljunkie41910]

7. She had to know the 'devil she was dancing with'. Don't pretend otherwise, now. Too late!!

Besides, we don't believe you anyway, that you got played. That would be sexist.

[iluvtennis]

9. Good. She pushed her ethics aside and voted party over country.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Maybe I'm naive, but what do these people get out of it if their careers are ruined

for life? Once they have completed their purpose, do they think their donors are going to take care of them once they are out of office? All of these people are going to be voted out in the next election and will probably never have another chance again. Is it really worth it to them?

[dsc]

11. They know the donors will take care of them

Jobs on K Street or other forms of Wingnut welfare

[smirkymonkey]

13. But why would they once they are out of office and can no longer be of use to them?

That's what I don't get.

[dsc]

14. So the ones who are in office

Continue to vote the way they want

[unblock]

26. this is the deal. congresspeople do corporations' bidding in exchange for a lavish retirement.

as well as cushy jobs for their kids, maybe their spouse, etc.

the retired congressperson may or may not be of particular direct use to the corporations (as a lobbyist, e.g.), but that promise of a lavish retirement for cooperative congresspeople is very much of use to corporations.

reagan famously got $2 million for two speeches in japan shortly after leaving office. reagan clearly was of no use to anyone by then.
there's no way this wasn't a payoff, and an announcement of potential rewards for other willing politicians.

[lunatica]

30. They always need lobbyists

And besides, Republicans leave office being very wealthy.

[grantcart]

15. They become lobbyists and can make ten times their

annual salary, especially if they are attorneys

[brooklynite]

16. She's not up for re-election...

[Demsrule86]

22. In 20 and people won't forget those who kill their friends and and families which she did.

She may want to run for governor...but probably that is a lost cause now for this traitor.

[BigDemVoter]

17. What a lying, loathsome piece of SHIT.

I fucking HATE her.

[Achilleaze]

18. She betrayed her constituents

and now must pay the price for screwing over Mainers to make the rich richer. Sad.

[Vinca]

19. She ought to be. I suspect she's thinking of retiring and was feathering her nest.

[nycbos]

20. I think it is a little early. 2020 is a long way off.

She has done this many times before and still wins easily.

[Demsrule86]

21. She has never done anything this bad. She literally killed people....she is toast...all her's and

McConnell's lies won't save her. She knew.

[nycbos]

23. Of course she knew.

Maybe she thinks she can still survive it. She survived 2008 in the Obama wave.

[Demsrule86]

24. She won't survive this in my opinion.

She hurt the people in her state big time.

[nycbos]

25. From your mouth to God's ear.

[ollie10]

27. Was Collins that gullible and naive.....

.....or was it she thought her constituents are?

[MineralMan]

28. Great. Let's replace her with a Democrat!

[calimary]

31. A lot of open eyes in there.

Sounds like she's lost a few votes. Looks like more than "a few."

[OAITW r.2.0]

32. She lied about her commitment to term limits

Only 2 two terms, Sue? Your are on your 4th...