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[–] 152 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Man, I'll never fully understand what the fuck is wrong with Maine residents and their obsession with her.

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  • [–] 42 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    I don't know the situation in Maine, but being a deciding vote usually means you get a lot of concessions. It's quite possible Maine residents get what they want from her via these concessions.

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  • [–] 47 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    So bribery. Maine residents are okay with immoral national politics, as long as they get their kickbacks for making it happen.

    I'm thinking concessions for being the deciding vote should not be a thing.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    I remember reading a study years ago that said people are more likely to support a leader who "plays dirty" because 1) they figure other leaders are doing the same so they must level the playing field, and 2) they can turn a blind eye to the misdeeds because it's the leader doing it, not the voters.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    What does someone in Maine get out of this? Maybe Collins is getting shit for it but the average person is getting fucked.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know this bill specifically, but bills have a lot of weird unrelated shit tacked onto them. Sometimes that stuff is state-specific stuff. There have been lots of cases where senators have opposed a bill but changed their tune after something specifically for their state was added. They can then brag about these wins during primaries.

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    [–] 130 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    What this shit headline DOESN'T say is that this passing would require 60 votes, not a simple majority. Unless the GOP nukes the filibuster, which it doesn't seem like many GOP-fuckwits like, they still won't have the required votes to pass this.

    Still, this is sobering that they have her 50th vote, and couch-fucker Vance's "have you even said thank you once" 51st vote, if it were truly a tie breaker scenario.

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    [–] 54 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    The social contract is broken.

    Focus on your community and resisting fascism.

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    [–] 49 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    This is why no Republican should be allowed into office, ever.

    Even the "moderate" ones will betray America.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago

    From the article.

    According to a recent scorecard, Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time — the same rate as Mitch McConnell and two points above conservative Rand Paul.

    She's as moderate as Mitch McConnell

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    [–] 43 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Oh the one Nazi who sometimes isn't a Nazi did a Nazi thing? Shocked.

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    [–] 40 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    Maine lugging around a record number of "Fell For It Again" awards with that POS senator.

    But better still is anyone who believed the "You need 60 votes to pass anything in the Senate" line we've been swallowing since Clinton.

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    [–] 39 points 6 months ago

    Even Mitch McConnell didn't vote for this thing.

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  • [–] 31 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'm sure she thinks he's learned his lesson.

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  • [–] 31 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Fuck this old crone. Every one of these old establishment dems like schumer, pelosi and collins need to fucking die already. If you're gonna sit in that seat and deny your constituents true representation until you die, then you might as well get it over with.

    Thanks for literally nothing, you useless, feckless coward.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago*

    She's a Repedolican, but I can see why you're confused because everyone likes to pretend she's somehow less extreme than the other ones. She's not, just puts on a little show of "being concerned" about things, but always votes right along with the rest of them.

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    [–] 20 points 6 months ago

    I really hate that lady.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    She knows it gives her the best chance of being re-elected.

    Do these people think they're going live forever? Something twists the minds of everyone who gains power. They become absolutely incapable of giving it up voluntarily.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    Truly - What do they care about what happens after they're dead? .. They'll be dead.

    They have no empathy towards anyone who will suffer the consequences because they won't have to be the ones to deal with the fallout. "Fuck you, I got mine" is their entire strategy.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago

    A rotten cunt since the day she was born.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago

    Collins is a sack of shit and must be another Russian asset.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago

    jfc she can fuck off and die already

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    Perfect tombstone quote when this decrepit thing passes.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    In a rare, unprecedented, political moment: republicans banned together to do something truly deplorable.

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    [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    Of course she did...

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Where filibuster?

    Anyways, this is only 20 minutes into the 2nd episode of the Season 2026 of House of Cards and the plot is already getting wilder and wilder. Can't wait till what the writers come up with in Season 2028 Episode 11...

    The Lafayette Square Coup?

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    [–] 11 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    No shit how else was she going to keep her seat in the Senate lol

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    [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    Collin’s you cunt!

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago

    God I hate this broad

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  • Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck...

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Though to be fair, I’m sure she is very concerned

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