Post by Old Badger on Feb 18, 2020 18:00:39 GMT -5
Today I mailed a greeting card to Susan Collins. Outside it said, "Congratulations on Your Retirement!", and inside, "You earned it." Too subtle? OK, need to wait for the votes to be counted, but:
"A Colby College poll of slightly more than 1,000 Maine voters shows Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and her leading Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, with virtually identical support nine months from Election Day. The survey was conducted between Feb. 10-13 — days after Collins voted to acquit President Trump during the Senate’s impeachment trial — and asked voters whom they would choose between Collins and Gideon. Gideon led narrowly with 43 support, compared to 42 percent for Collins, with 14 percent undecided...'One of the most surprising findings is how poorly Senator Collins is doing with women,' said Dan Shea, Colby College professor of government and the lead researcher on the poll. “She had a 42-percent approval rating overall but that drops to 36 percent for women. Further yet, it drops to 25 percent for women under 50. 'My best guess is this is residual impact on her vote for (U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett) Kavanaugh.' Shea also said he was surprised to see support for Collins among independents at just 38 percent. That block of voters, which is the largest in Maine, has been crucial to her previous four electoral wins." link
That's a terrible showing for an incumbent Senator, especially given that the Democratic opponent still is involved in a contested primary. And things only will get worse for Collins as Trump rolls out his "lesson" from the impeachment vote.
"A Colby College poll of slightly more than 1,000 Maine voters shows Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and her leading Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, with virtually identical support nine months from Election Day. The survey was conducted between Feb. 10-13 — days after Collins voted to acquit President Trump during the Senate’s impeachment trial — and asked voters whom they would choose between Collins and Gideon. Gideon led narrowly with 43 support, compared to 42 percent for Collins, with 14 percent undecided...'One of the most surprising findings is how poorly Senator Collins is doing with women,' said Dan Shea, Colby College professor of government and the lead researcher on the poll. “She had a 42-percent approval rating overall but that drops to 36 percent for women. Further yet, it drops to 25 percent for women under 50. 'My best guess is this is residual impact on her vote for (U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett) Kavanaugh.' Shea also said he was surprised to see support for Collins among independents at just 38 percent. That block of voters, which is the largest in Maine, has been crucial to her previous four electoral wins." link
That's a terrible showing for an incumbent Senator, especially given that the Democratic opponent still is involved in a contested primary. And things only will get worse for Collins as Trump rolls out his "lesson" from the impeachment vote.
