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Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins' vote to convict Trump
CNN ^ | 02/17/2021 | Veronica Stracqualursi

Posted on 02/18/2021 11:58:55 PM PST by Robwin

Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Republican Sen. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month -- another sign of the backlash against lawmakers who bucked Trump, but one that may not have immediate impact given that Collins just won a fifth term.

"We vehemently disagree with your vote on this matter and condemn it in the strongest possible terms," members of the committee -- including the state party's chair and vice chair -- wrote in a letter to Collins posted to Facebook on Wednesday, adding that they had heard from Mainers all over the state who were "almost universally outraged at this action and have demanded we take action in response."

The letter comes in the wake of local reports that the committee was weighing a formal censure of Collins for her decision to find Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection. The Maine GOP did not reply to CNN's multiple requests for comment, including whether the committee was planning on censuring Collins.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: collins; condemn; gopestablishment; maine; rino; susancollins; tds
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I never thought the Maine GOP would take ever any action against her given their silence over her renegade voting record and anti-GOP comments over the years; but, by golly they finally did so, and I am pleased as punch.
1 posted on 02/18/2021 11:58:55 PM PST by Robwin
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To: Robwin

they actua’ly have not done anything yet.

i don’t expect them to.


2 posted on 02/19/2021 12:07:18 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Robwin

So tired of her yapping. Get lost!


3 posted on 02/19/2021 12:11:19 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

She has been considered a nutburger for years. Recall her or primary her, she is a deadhead for the people of Maine.


4 posted on 02/19/2021 1:55:59 AM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: chopperk

Collins is another perfect example of why the 17th Amendment needs to be repealed


5 posted on 02/19/2021 2:06:38 AM PST by Article10 (Roger That)
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To: Robwin
Too late now.

Of course, based on their experiences with Suzie, they just never anticipated that she would ever do such a thing, did they, eh?

< /sarc >2

6 posted on 02/19/2021 3:01:54 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Robwin

Sorry people, but she voted for Trump’s judges, all of them, and she’s from Maine. I have better things to do than think that we could EVER elect a Constitutional Conservative like Cruz, from a state like Maine (well, maybe Cruz isn’t the best example these days, but my point is made).


7 posted on 02/19/2021 3:03:54 AM PST by BobL
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To: Robwin

B-F-D ... as #2 said nothing has really been done. Is she going to lose her pension? Ten lashes? Forfeit a months pay?

Unless people start actually suffering real, sometimes painful consequences for their actions, nothing will change.


8 posted on 02/19/2021 3:08:59 AM PST by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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To: BobL

I think Texas should send Ted Cruz to Maine


9 posted on 02/19/2021 3:09:22 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: ByteMercenary

She won her seat in Maine in a landslide by 12 points

In Maine

A blue state

She can do whatever the heck she pleases, we can’t stop her, nor replace her, unless we replace with a democrat who would be 100x worse and crazier then she is.

Now Alaska and other red states can and will do better.

Susan Collins is a waste of our time trying to defeat.


10 posted on 02/19/2021 3:12:05 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Robwin

We hold our noses while voting for Collins. Our choice is a liberal dim, so she’s the lesser of two evils. Sometimes she does good, most times not. I’m fairly confident this is her last term. She will certainly not get my vote anymore.


11 posted on 02/19/2021 3:15:47 AM PST by SoCalConservative
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To: Robwin

About time she got bitch-slapped.


12 posted on 02/19/2021 3:24:10 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: BobL
-- I have better things to do than think that we could EVER elect a Constitutional Conservative like Cruz, from a state like Maine --

Paul LePage

After the disaster that Janet Mills has wrought, the timing is good.

13 posted on 02/19/2021 3:39:07 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Bonemaker

Would a boycott of S.W. Collins be noticed?


14 posted on 02/19/2021 4:33:36 AM PST by abclily
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To: Robwin

15 posted on 02/19/2021 4:42:03 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Robwin

Note to state Republicans: If you want to do something meaningful: REPEAL RANKED CHOICE VOTING.


16 posted on 02/19/2021 4:43:21 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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To: Cboldt

“Independent” LePage voted to convict Trump in his last impeachment.


17 posted on 02/19/2021 4:43:22 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Robwin

This condemnation in the strongest terms possible has about as much effect as saying “bad dog”.


18 posted on 02/19/2021 4:53:05 AM PST by maddog55 ((the only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!))
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To: SoCalConservative

Ditto for me.


19 posted on 02/19/2021 4:56:37 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: mewzilla

The Maine Republican Party dropped the ball completely on rank-choice-voting. It was clear that the strongest advocates of the procedure were hard-core leftists and Republican candidates would be impacted (in a negative sense) by it. Yet, there was no organized opposition from the Republican party for it.


20 posted on 02/19/2021 4:59:19 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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