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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn Susan Collins:
As a former "traditional GOP" person myself, that's probably the most delusional sentence I've read in a while.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) 2025-08-28T01:10:03.507Z

neverforget
(9,505 posts)
spanone
(140,048 posts)JustAnotherGen
(36,894 posts)She's worthless.
Celerity
(51,775 posts)
Solly Mack
(95,582 posts)msongs
(72,294 posts)Passages
(3,553 posts)She has no moral strength when it is required.
The oysterman trying to oust Susan Collins raised $1 million in nine days
By:
Emma Davis
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August 28, 2025
11:39 am
https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/the-oysterman-trying-to-oust-susan-collins-raised-1-million-in-nine-days/
Norrrm
(2,881 posts)Susan Collins two terms pledge
Bread and Circuses
(1,082 posts)Blue Owl
(57,269 posts)Irish_Dem
(73,993 posts)drmeow
(5,744 posts)he wasn't - he voted over 90% of the time with Republicans. She's only a traditional Republican if you consider the Republican party to have started with Reagan.
poli-junkie
(1,380 posts)Collins husband is a corrupt/ sketchy businessman. I think shes probably equally corrupt.
womanofthehills
(10,337 posts)Democrat Graham Platner, the oyster farmer trying to oust Maines long-time Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2026, announced Thursday that his campaign has raised $1 million in his first nine days in the race.
According to his campaign, Platners average donation was $33 dollars, with 98% of donations under $100. His campaign has also recruited more than 2,700 volunteers who will help with phone banking, text banking, and door knocking operations.
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Platner has teamed up with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who describes himself as a democratic socialist, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson for an upcoming Labor Day rally in Portland.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/oysterman-trying-oust-susan-collins-170454171.html
Wounded Bear
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