CNN's Cillizza: Why Democrats' SCOTUS secret weapon may be a dud

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For more insight into how Susan Collins is approaching this decision -- and how Maine is approaching Collins' decision, I reached out to Steve Collins (no relation), a reporter for the Lewiston Sun Journal. (Amazingly named newspaper, by the way!) Our conversation, conducted via email and lightly edited for flow is below.

Cillizza: Finish this sentence: "The chances that Susan Collins votes against Donald Trump's SCOTUS nominee are _____________%." Now, explain.

Steve Collins: If President Trump picks someone mainstream for the seat, the chances are virtually zero that she will vote "no." But given that the President is, how shall we put this, unpredictable, there is a possibility Sen. Collins will wind up opposed.
However, if Gorsuch is an indication of the President's thinking on the matter, then it seems pretty darn certain that he will find somebody that passes muster with Maine's senior senator.

[spanone]

1. i have zero confidence in collins.

[Freethinker65]

2. Collins IS a dud

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Best discription to date.

She will never ditch Trump.

[JDC]

4. Collins is all talk, no action.

[stonecutter357]

5. K&R !

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8. yep!

[Va Lefty]

6. They all talk like moderates during confirmation hearings

Then vote like the right wing ideologues they are.

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7. Yep!! She's never voted NO on a judge...

To think she is somehow going to gain a conscience if laughable.

[JI7]

9. We just need to win elections and run a serious candidate against her

[Different Drummer]

10. Collins is a Republican in more than name only. n/t

[KelleyKramer]

11. Have these people been in a coma the last 10 years?

She ALWAYS caves

Collins is NOT a moderate, she just plays one on TV