Maine’s thin-skinned senior senator fails to meet a historic moment.

Susan Collins

Maine, Maine

Maine

Portland Press Herald

Our View: Susan Collins lets us down on voting rights

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she was surprised by the CIA’s finding that foreign powers were unlikely to be behind mysterious symptoms known as “Havana Syndrome” that have afflicted diplomats and other American officials stationed across the world.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor

Bangor Daily News 

Susan Collins ‘surprised’ by CIA ruling out US foes in ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases

Mitch McConnell told reporters on Thursday that he supports changes to the Electoral College, giving weight to discussions to alter the nearly 150-year-old law.

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell backs Susan Collins-led effort to overhaul Electoral College count

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com.When you reach beyond your mid-80s, it is certain that you have known many triumphs and many disappointments, and currently one of our greatest disappointments is Sen. Susan Collins.

Letter: Susan Collins needs to speak out

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Thursday that they are pushing forward with their effort to reform an 1887 election law after a more sweeping Democratic effort fell short this week. 


US & Canada

Democratic Party

Politics

Joe Biden

North America

Joe Manchin

Washington DC

Washington

Yahoo News

The Hill

Manchin, Collins leading talks on overhauling election law, protecting election officials

The nation’s youngest senator squared off in a 10-minute debate with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a Wednesday exchange on legal history notable for its fine detail and becoming personal.It came as the Senate held nearly a full day of debate over Democrats’ signature voting overhaul.

Stacey Abrams

Opinion

Jon Ossoff

Raw Story

Salon

Political Flare

[Opinion] Watch Susan Collins and Jon Ossoff’s testy voting-rights exchange that drew senators’ applause

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com.Sen. Susan Collins is well known for never missing a vote. Often, it seems to me, she follows the party line rather than consider how her vote might affect folks in Maine and all across the nation. I should hope, however, that she would forget party loyalty and vote in favor of voting rights legislation.

Letter: Susan Collins should support voting rights protections

Washington Monthly

Do Democrats Who Supported Susan Collins in 2020 Regret Their Vote?

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