( Reported on the Maine Democrats’ home page, June 5, 2026)
Why blue-state Maine, a state that voted for Democrats in the last three presidential elections, keeps electing Susan Collins is a mystery. Susan Collins has repeatedly sided with Republicans and cast decisive votes that helped advance Trump’s extreme agenda at the expense of Mainers. She is not aligned with what Mainers want.
Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Kristi Johnston released the following statement:
“Susan Collins loves to brag about never missing a vote, but it’s the votes she’s cast that have hurt Mainers the most. From overturning Roe v. Wade, greenlighting historic health care cuts, or confirming controversial Trump cabinet members, Collins has been a reliable vote for the MAGA agenda and voted with Trump 96% of the time.
Five Votes Mainers Will Remember:
Paving the way for the overturning of Roe v. Wade
- Susan Collins cast decisive votes to confirm Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
Greenlighting health care cuts for 61,000 Mainers
- Collins was a “key” “pivotal vote” to advance the GOP tax bill that is forcing 61,000 Mainers to lose their health care. The legislation cut Medicaid and shut down rural Maine hospitals in order to pay for tax giveaways to billionaires.
Refusing to support extending Affordable Care Act tax credits
- Collins’ refused to extend ACA tax credits, causing 50,000 Mainers to see their premiums “double, triple or even quadruple.”
Voting against the Women’s Health Protection Act
- In 2022, Collins voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation that would have restored the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.
Consistently supporting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda
- Collins is a “regular deciding vote” on “important Republican policies” and nominations – and has voted with Trump over 96% of the time – while her “protest votes” have been observed “as strategic“
Collins is weak in her dealings with men. She believed Brett Kavanaugh when he promised her that Roe V Wade was protected by precedent. Collins will often make a stand opposing an issue related to Trump, then cave in—quite a performer and manipulator in true Republican fashion. Voting for Trump policies 96% of the time proves she is MAGA. Mainers are smarter now than before. Having watched Collins pretend to oppose the far- right agenda throughout the Trump era, they are onto her performative gestures of caring about fulfilling the needs of Mainers. She is a rich woman who has learned that playing both sides of the political narrative is self-enriching.
Support whoever runs against her and flip the Senate.
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