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Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
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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.
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.
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.
What does someone in Maine get out of this? Maybe Collins is getting shit for it but the average person is getting fucked.
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.
Maybe we're looking for nuance where there isn't any, and the majority of Maine residents are just hateful and racist.
Source: they keep electing Susan Collins
I'd be surprised if there aren't candidates more hateful and racist on the primary ballot.
Maine residents are, as a whole, very nice people. Certainly a lot friendlier as a population than many other states I've spent time in. Calling them hateful and racist based purely on (by your own admission) their voting records is like saying the majority of US residents are MAGA because Trump got elected.
Source: Previously lived there for 26 years.
Neat. I live in a Midwestern state, and people here are so nice and friendly there's an expression about it.
We're also obviously hateful and racist though, because we keep voting for Trump and sending hateful, racist Republicans to Congress.
And?