Read this: Wow! First 2 accusations really didn't resonate with Susan Collins

[NewsCenter28]

She was apparently leaning toward yes! It took what happened today with the 3rd accuser to give her even a little pause?? Evil! Evil!

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/09/26/politics/susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

But it was made clear to senators inside the meeting that the most recent allegation had resonated with the Maine moderate in a way that others up to that point had not.

[bettyellen]

1. She's saying they need to hear from judge.

[NewsCenter28]

4. Yes but see the blockquote

Seems like she was lying about caring what Professor Ford had to say.

[bettyellen]

15. She's been wait and see all along. Now she wants to see more. That is good.

[llmart]

2. What a dimwit.

[avebury]

3. She really wants to vote yes and has

been trying to find a path to a yes vote. It might finally be getting past the point where she can be in denial.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. THIS

IMHO, this confirmation wasn't really an issue on her plate to have to use her performance art. I expect she wanted a different event for her performance.

[Blaukraut]

11. This has been mentioned by several reporters. Collins is desperate to vote Yes. But why??

What does she have to gain by voting yes and going against the majority of her constituents' wishes? I wonder if she was promised something in return for a yes vote.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. She'll vote yes.

She'll put party ahead of morality anytime.

[11cents]

6. I think the GOP leaders have lined up Collins and Murkowski...

...to take the hit and announce they won't vote for Kavanaugh. After the third accusation, they knew he had to be deep-sixed. Now Collins and Murkowski are being hauled in as the executioners.

In other words, -- let the two broads take the abuse from "the base." Cleaning up messes is what women are for.

[avebury]

9. I don't think Murkowski has a choice.

Alaska is pretty dead set on a no vote. They will support her on a no vote. A yes vote and this will be her last term in office.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. Murkowski is in the Senate because of the Alaskan Natives.

They travelled to D.C. to remind her of that.

Kavanaugh has come out against the Hawaiian natives, and by extension would rule the same way on the Alaskans once he's on the SCOTUS.

If she votes yes she may as well find a permanent home in Washington. They're not going to want her back in Alaska.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Still need to have 100% of Democrats vote against Kavanaugh.

[Hortensis]

7. What about her years of promises to protect abortion?

ME is 70% pro-abortion.

Trump has promised to appoint justices who'll make it illegal and repeated this happily, like announcing a promise kept, while speaking of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.

“...there has to be some form of punishment”... I have not determined what the punishment should be.” Trump

Evil! Evil!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Because only the third used the word "rape"? She could excuse the first two

as teenage hi-jinks.

[salin]

16. Please get that I find her spine jelly. She folds easily. But, a little steel might be invoked

with this much specificity - and most importantly contemporaneous corroborations.

She can be weasely, but I think per fear of the demon-ization now common from the far right base - now extremely amplified by Trump's tweets and vocal attacks, are what keeps her - despite trying to give voice to moderation to her constituents - firmly in the GOP vote count.

My guess is that she may have been sympathetic - but weak - prior to the third accusation. More cover given in the third one - and perhaps a hope (for her) that someone else may also defect. Doesn't say anything good about her, per integrity. But might explain the different reaction.

[displacedtexan]

17. Stephen King might have convinced her to take a closer look.

The man has made $40million+ every year for well over 2 decades, and that's not even counting his early book money. If he decides she needs to go, he can fund her opponent(s).

[libdem4life]

18. The third woman is from her culture/class/government.

The first is a 15 year old nobody, Ramirez wasn't real clear, but this...an accomplished, professional,. security-checked government-employed woman...should do it. I hate it that it took this long, but we'll take what we can get. Likely more to come.