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Maine Man Takes Out Full-Page Ad To Criticize Sen. Susan Collins After She Called Him 'Rude'
14 October 2019
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Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has struggled to keep her centrism from veering into spinelessness.
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Senator Collins dismissed concerns that then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be a danger to long-established access to safe and legal abortions.
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Despite occasionally condemning the nastiest of Trump's rhetoric, her rebukes are rarely, if ever, followed up with action.
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Now, one of her constituents—Erik Mercer—has taken out a full page ad in the Maine Sunday Telegram regarding his interaction with her while waiting to board a plane.
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<strong>Read the full ad below.</strong>
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Maine Sunday Telegram</small>
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Mercer describes a conversation in which he pressed her for positions on Kavanaugh, the President's rhetoric, impeachment and the ubiquity of foreign interventions in U.S. election.
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According to Mercer, he and Senator Collins parted "agreeing to disagree," shortly before he overheard her lamenting that the a constituent was "rude."
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<strong>The buyer of the ad was quick to address the comment.</strong>
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<em>"It was not my intention to be rude. It was my intention to have a thoughtful discussion across ideological lines. It was my intention to do the work of a democracy, but you were unwilling to participate in that."</em>
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<strong>That Collins would place more care on civility, rather than civics, seemed consistent with Collins's reputation as a Senator.</strong>
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</p><div id="74308" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7YADO91571088305"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183558474854256641" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @LisaTalmadge @SenatorCollins Seems like @SenatorCollins was the rude one in this situation. I think w… https://t.co/mtNV15IDvx</div> — 💙💚Smooshkas💚💙 (@💙💚Smooshkas💚💙)<a href="https://twitter.com/Smooshkas/statuses/1183558474854256641">1571017304.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="21f46" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2MJ8441571088305"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183391248331108353" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @a_fly_guy @SenatorCollins Try making a Cardboard Collins. We did in in Colorado for Cory, worked pret… https://t.co/EY0hFpDxvs</div> — Averill A. Bowers (@Averill A. Bowers)<a href="https://twitter.com/averill_bowers/statuses/1183391248331108353">1570977434.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="01b8b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1G518T1571088305"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183755599596507136" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @Tarquin_Helmet @SenatorCollins Holding accountable = rude; credible sexual assault allegations = deep… https://t.co/AAkiMNMBjB</div> — M -is-for-Minx (@M -is-for-Minx)<a href="https://twitter.com/m3houston/statuses/1183755599596507136">1571064302.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="209ad" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6M71971571088305"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183414508729126912" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @SenatorCollins If you can't answer our questions, why should we vote for you Senator?
#CollinsMustGo</div> — Can you hear us now? (@Can you hear us now?)<a href="https://twitter.com/Wearethe65m/statuses/1183414508729126912">1570982980.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="b0586" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2KY8AA1571088306"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183616503519662080" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JCTheResistance @SenatorCollins Exactly what one would expect from her.</div> — Suzaan (@Suzaan)<a href="https://twitter.com/suzaan1/statuses/1183616503519662080">1571031139.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>Some used the ad as an opportunity to <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-gs-evergreendtd?refcode=ads-190701-gs-evergreen_dtd-natl-searchers_brandedkeys-ad1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5P_X6Jyc5QIVipyzCh04jgbBEAAYASAAEgJtpfD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">donate to one of Collins's 2020 opponent</a>s, Maine Speaker of the House, Democratic State Representative Sara Gideon.</strong>
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</p><div id="c3630" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="E6VDYR1571088306"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183724057453154309" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JCTheResistance @Jipcgirl1 @SenatorCollins Right now her challenger is @SaraGideon it is time to promote the chall… https://t.co/vpGRjZFNwM</div> — Respectful Dialogue (@Respectful Dialogue)<a href="https://twitter.com/timeindawater1/statuses/1183724057453154309">1571056782.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="7866d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XYF81B1571088306"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183718591218274305" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @joe_kidder2 @SenatorCollins Vote https://t.co/0wEbY7ckqi</div> — Trish (@Trish)<a href="https://twitter.com/thismainelife/statuses/1183718591218274305">1571055479.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="f4568" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="K0MHKQ1571088306"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1183403139736752129" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SuitUpMaine @KassandraSeven @SenatorCollins Let's throw Collins a retirement party.
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https://t.co/efQRQk9u56</div> — Hannah Joy (@Hannah Joy)<a href="https://twitter.com/HoldHJ007/statuses/1183403139736752129">1570980269.0</a></blockquote></div>
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While Collins may try to remain middle-of-the road when it comes to her votes, her constituents are far less neutral when it comes to theirs. Her approval rating has hovered around 45% since her vote to confirm Kavanaugh—down from 78% in 2015.
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Voters in Maine recently scheduled a town hall and invited the senior Senator to attend after asking for Collins to host one. Collins <a href="https://mainebeacon.com/sen-collins-a-no-show-at-portland-town-hall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skipped the meeting</a> with her constituents.
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Senator Collins has <a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/15/1877682/-Susan-Collins-hasn-t-held-a-town-meeting-in-more-than-20-years-Here-s-her-chance-to-rectify-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">yet to hold a town hall</a> with the people of Maine in her career.
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