Posted on 01/30/2019 9:22:25 AM PST by jazusamo
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she was not prepared to endorse President Trump in his 2020 reelection bid.
Im not prepared at this point to make that decision, the senator told PBS NewsHours Judy Woodruff, noting that she was focusing on her own reelection campaign.
But do you expect at some point, between now and November of 2020, to endorse the president, since youre a Republican? Woodruff pressed.
I dont know, Im going to have to see what happens between now and then and look at what his record is, Collins said. "I cant imagine that I would endorse any of the Democrats who are running right now but Im going to focus on 2020 in 2020.
She also refused to respond one way or the other about whether shed endorse a GOP challenger to Trump, saying shes neither ruling it in nor ruling it out.
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. @JudyWoodruff : "Are you, at this point, prepared to endorse President Trump?" @SenatorCollins : "I'm really focused on my own [re-election] campaign for 2020, and I really haven't focused on the presidential campaign. So, I'm not prepared at this point to make that decision."
While Democrats have been lining up to challenge President Trump in 2020, there have not yet been any Republicans who have announced a challenge. Former Sen. Jeff Flake put any speculation that he may challenge the president to rest this week when he told CBS's John Dickerson that he "always said that I do hope that there is a Republican who challenges the president in the primary. I still hope that somebody does, but that somebody wont be me. I will not be a candidate.
I didn’t think she was a Republican. When did that happen?
All the progress President Trump has made to improve the USofA makes no impression on the witless.
She’s simply posturing!
Probably wants something from Trump.
She’s probably still getting death threats over her Kavanagh performance.
Collins is NO kind of Republican. She is a scheming backstabbing libtard. Why she doesn't have the decency to call herself what she actually is, a dummocrap, clearly shows the garbage she's made from.
DEARs- Democrats Elected as Republicans
Surely Alaska has someone better than Murkowski.
This is my stunned face.
The following GOP Senators will not endorse Trump:
Collins, Murkowski ( the usual suspects ), Romney, Gardner.
I have always said this — Despite the election results, and the Republicans in the majority, we VIRTUALLY have a Democrat Senate.
Shes running for reelection in 2020 in a Blue state and the Democrats are out for her hide over the Kavanaugh vote. She can hem and haw all she wants over supporting Trump but it isnt going to save her.
Yep, Murky is no different.
The little I’ve read of her she’s from a political family that’s entrenched in Alaska, he people should un-entrench her.
People in maine who keep electing this worm are lunatics...and despise sanity.
Who cares? Most people don’t even know who she is, or what state she represents.
The waters have gotten a bit more treacherous for her in the last year.
@SenatorCollins : “I’m really focused on my own [re-election] campaign for 2020, and I really haven’t focused on the presidential campaign. So, I’m not prepared at this point to make that decision.”
In other words, if endorsing him helps my own election chances, then I will endorse him. If it hurts my own election chances, then I will not.
This is actually pretty smart. She’s a (generally) reliable vote in the Senate. I would hate to see this seat go to the Democrats if Trump is polling bad in her state, and she loses. A lot of Democrats ran to the right in order to win their own state (ie—Joe Manchin), but quickly fell in line with their party afterwards. Susan would likly do the same thing.
I don't care if Democrats take the seat!!!!!
ESAD, Susie.
Trump should return the favor and support a primary opponent against her.
Absolute waste of air. Maine— a state of POOR a@@ people and almost NO middle class... ruled by elitist biotches like this one.
“See how he’s done”? You can’t even articulate WHAT you believe in, and twist your arm for SCOTUS Kavanaugh approval.
Considering that your “other” Sen. in Maine is “independent” Angus King!! another octomaroon— says a lot about commitment to ANY ideology.
She’s a RINO-RAT. Not to be trusted.
Just a while ago some of my Republican friends were lauding this fraud because she voted for Kavanaugh. Like that was a difficult vote!
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