Susan Collins should never be underestimated. She won her first Senate election 30 years ago, and her sheer tenacity in staying in power is formidable, especially since, over the course of her political career, Maine hasn’t been hospitable ground for Republicans (the state last gave the popular vote to a GOP president in 1988).
But Collins’s undeniable gift for pork-barrel spending could now come back to haunt her, thanks to a new pay-for-play scandal broken on Tuesday by ProPublica. The ProPublica story focuses on Collins’s links to Martin Kao, the former CEO of a defense contractor called Navatek. Last year, Kao was sentenced to 87 months in prison for bank fraud and Covid relief fraud.
ProPublica’s reporting shows that Kao’s operation was almost comically corrupt. Despite the denials of Collins’s office, the ProPublica report is damning. It’s also being picked up by local media in Maine. Troy Jackson, the Democratic candidate in the Senate race, put out a punchy ad quoting the reporting and labelling his rival “Corrupt Collins.”
Reelected again. We knew enough about her the first time after Trump.
But Maine went and fucked it up again. Just like Kentucky and South Carolina.
Mainer here. I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling she’ll still be voted back in. My wife said today that there has been barely anything on local news about Collins.
I have been voting against her for 30 years!
and a genuine thank you for trying!
This is why Canadians have no faith in Americans to elect a responsible government. A state like Maine begging Canadians to come back, get fucked. Never going to the states again.
Don’t say never, Germany went from enemy of the Western world to respected ally in like 20 years. So who knows
sure , after being bombed to the Stone age, their leader was killed and they were invaded.
and now the Nazi’s in Germany are back again
I agree, there needs to be a really massive cut to change a society. Look at monarchy, GB still has it simply because they did not get wrecked like others. Germany was not just beaten to shit but then also occupied etc. Russia is the same, the Soviet Union broke more or less passively and they want it back, they still love the same “heroes” etc.
Perhaps not never, but not now or any time soon.
I have noticed a significant decrease in Canadian license plates I see in Washington State. Makes sense. I just wish we could get annexed by Canada and kick out all the California tech workers that moved here.
your californians are my canadians lol
The state of Maine, aka the chamber of commerce, aka all the well to do people that sell you overpriced shit while you’re here. Us poor people hate all the tourist equally, and most of us are glad you’re gone, and appreciate the economic damage your boycott is causing because again, its of no benefit to the average mainer. Fist time in a decade i can afford a hotel and lobster roll in my own state. Please keep up the boycotts.
I GOT BONES IN THE GROUND AND I WILL BUY EXTRA LOBSTER ROLLS JUST TO FEED THEM TO HUNGRY DOGS EXPECT ME
as long as the dogs are happy im happy
I for one am happier without you guys as well tbh, you’re not great visitors and you were buying up vacation properties faster than Blackrock so good riddance?
extremely concerning
Who are the fucking nonces electing her?!
Obstensibly, the people who are voting for the establishment corpo Democrats in the primary.
Yea lol Janet Mills had like 30% turn out in the primary. So 30% of democrats were willing to send in a losing candidate because she was old and familiar. Thats my read anyway. Its not that maine has a ton of republicans, we have a ton of independents and a lot of divisive democrats who break into factions any time they can. Much like the rest of the country. “how do these evil incompetent assholes keep winning??” idk guys who are they running against and how are they being presented. What platforms are you losing on. So many questions, if only there was a political organization with billions of dollars at its disposal to organize better cadidates and platforms! We could call it the DNC
Unfortunately there are still a lot of signs out. It’s a funny break down, lotta trailer parks and water front homes. People who would never occupy the same space with each other. I know its a lot of the transplants. Old people from the southern states who have moved here… I don’t think she has a great chance at winning. My auntie was dick riding republicans this spring and when i saw her last week she was cursing them and sounded pretty stressed economically.
Most of america are morons… we just gotta hope the high gas prices are hitting harder than egg prices, and that gets capitalized on.
I’ve been canvassing for Troy Jackson in Maine. I’ve had a lot of good conversations with former Collins supporters voting blue for the first time. I’m cautiously optimistic.
Thank you for helping Maine, the country - and really - the entire world.
You’re awesome.
The woman is a blight
Stupid complacent american voters.
They need a campaign on how she’s changed throughout the years and her voting record with Trump. You can’t just say corrupt and expect long time voters to change.
You can’t expect Collins voters to see facts, read, and understand them either. Lie round the world, truth puts on pants.
You’re not going to believe this, but she’s not the only one
Right… quid pro-quo with law makers and the military industrial complex!? Wasnt there some dude who said something about that???
OP, I guess you didn’t get the memo. There are two justice systems in america. One for the poors and one for the wealthy. Guess which one slime ball Susan collins is in.
Corrupt? That is apparently a ringing endorsement for the American political system!
She took a 150,000 bribe to vote. She was literally purchased to vote:
I thought for a brief moment this post was about Suzanne collins, writer of the hunger games.
…but don’t ever blame the voters! Oh no, this must be the fault of the DNC, or “shitlibs”, or…
Yea its not like the Dems went out of their way to shit all over the progressive candidate in the primary and spread rumors and mudsling. Its not like they wasted all their money trying to get Janet Mills through the primary. And its certainly not due to the fact they can’t get independent voters to vote for them! Stupid voters how dare they not have the time, education or resources to make good political decisions. Anywhoo lets spend $100 million dollars on campaigning and shut down a couple hospitals.
“Might be” doing some heavy lifting there, dont you put that evil on me Ricky Booby.
Anyone part of that party is corrupt, and majority of Democrats are as well.
yeah i’m totally gonna vote green and then everyone will see how important i am
who cares who gets elected anyway
Umm you can still vote for democrats, but you have a responsibility to take out your own trash. Corruption is corruption, not something you cover up to protect your team. Some nice republican hypocrisy and false dichotomy you got there tho
