It would appear that Collins has turned out to be a DIABLO (Democrat In All But Label Only) rather than a RINO. If she’s toast with the ‘rat voters and likely a goner, why not vote to confirm unless she truly is siding with the ‘rats?
She’s trying to win. The race is still close.
It is her way to try to thread the needle. Who knows really if that will help more with GOP turnout or hurt more with Dems? Lots of independents in Maine, but I suspect that as elsewhere people are pretty much pro- or anti-Trump at this point.
“If she’s toast with the ‘rat voters and likely a goner, why not vote to confirm unless she truly is siding with the ‘rats?”
Because she’s a Rat. But she has actually just cooked her own goose by saying what she did, because the Republican base in her state aren’t going to vote for her enthusiastically, if they do at all, and she’ll never make it over the finish line now. Stupid is as stupid does.
“If she’s toast with the ‘rat voters and likely a goner, why not vote to confirm unless she truly is siding with the ‘rats?”
Because she’s a Rat. But she has actually just cooked her own goose by saying what she did, because the Republican base in her state aren’t going to vote for her enthusiastically, if they do at all, and she’ll never make it over the finish line now. Stupid is as stupid does.
P.S., unless she has a last minute conversion, using the I won’t vote against a woman line, or some such. That’s if she figures out what a big boo boo she just made.