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red sox 777 posted...

I never understood the hate for Susan Collins. She's a Republican, she's said so for more than 20 years in office. Why would you expect her to vote differently from how she's always voted?

I don't any of us expect that from her. We get upset because she markets herself as this moderate, and she comes from a blue state, yet still votes hardline Republican whenever her vote is actually needed. And let's be honest here: Maine votes for her because Maine, like a lot of New England states, is blue, but wants to be moderate blue instead of liberal blue (hence all the Republican governors we've had up here). So it gets frustrating with her specifically because she paints herself as a moderate swing vote who cares about certain liberal issues, then doesn't support those issues when it matters.

It also is a matter of the difference in parties. Joe Manchin is a conservative Democrat, and he won his seat in a very red state. So when he votes conservative, it's frustrating, but I understand it at least. But it gets annoying that Susan Collins, from a blue state, ultimately doesn't behave in a similar. For Dems, it sucks because our party is so ideologically diverse that we get Manchins and Synemas that screw us over, while the GOP has nothing of the sort. Susan Collins can campaign on moderation, vote hardline Republican every time, and get away with it.

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