A crowdfunding effort to raise money against Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) potential 2020 opponent broke $3 million in contributions Friday.
The campaign, organized by Be A Hero Team, Maine People’s Alliance and Mainers for Accountable Leadership, was conditional on Collins’s vote in the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and after pledging her support for the nominee Friday the money will now go to her potential opponent.
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“The pending nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice is a threat to everyday Mainers like us,” it reads.
“Kavanaugh is committed to ending healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions. He is committed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Kavanaugh cannot be nominated – he would mean bankruptcy and danger for millions of families in Maine and America.”
During Collins’s 45-minute speech Friday explaining her decision, more than $50,000 was raised for the campaign, despite the Crowdpac site crashing.
After her vote, organizers released a statement pledging their intention to remove Collins from office.
“Maine deserves a Senator who would recoil at the idea of confirming a proven liar, an emotionally unstable partisan, to the Supreme Court,” the statement said. “Maine deserves a Senator who will believe survivors, who will listen to their stories, and who will represent them with honor. Susan Collins is no longer capable of that.”
As of now, no challenger has officially come forward to challenge Collins in 2020.