Maine

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Fri Dec 22, 2017, 05:25 PM Dec 2017

You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right?

Is there any possible way she can STILL persuasively claim to be a "moderate" or even competent, after getting played by Trump, McConnell and Ryan on the tax vote?

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You ARE going to be able to beat Collins after this, right? (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2017 OP

she wasn't played, she was complicit Skittles Dec 2017 #1

OK, complicit then. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #2

+1 disndat Dec 2017 #4

One problem in Maine are the 'independent' candidates left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #3

The ultimate manifestation of which is the fact that your OTHER U.S. senator, Angus King... Ken Burch Dec 2017 #7

wanna be she will retire at the end of her current term? nt msongs Dec 2017 #5

Yup, fell on her sword... mitch96 Dec 2017 #6

Skittles

(159,078 posts)

1. she wasn't played, she was complicit

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 05:26 PM

Dec 2017

she is not that stupid

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

2. OK, complicit then.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 05:35 PM

Dec 2017

This does totally take the "I'm a moderate" card out of her deck, doesn't it?

disndat

(1,887 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 06:40 PM

Dec 2017

nt.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. One problem in Maine are the 'independent' candidates

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 06:10 PM

Dec 2017

They take votes from the Democrats
and tip the election to the Republican candidates.

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

7. The ultimate manifestation of which is the fact that your OTHER U.S. senator, Angus King...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 10:41 PM

Dec 2017

...IS an Independent...

msongs

(70,165 posts)

5. wanna be she will retire at the end of her current term? nt

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 06:48 PM

Dec 2017

mitch96

(14,647 posts)

6. Yup, fell on her sword...

Reply to msongs (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 08:29 PM

Dec 2017

for the "cause"... I think there is an alternate payoff somewhere in there...
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