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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP senator Susan Collins: Why I cannot support Trump
By Susan Collins August 8, 2016
'I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.
When the primary season started, it soon became apparent that, much like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mr. Trump was connecting with many Americans who felt that their voices were not being heard in Washington and who were tired of political correctness. But rejecting the conventions of political correctness is different from showing complete disregard for common decency. Mr. Trump did not stop with shedding the stilted campaign dialogue that often frustrates voters. Instead, he opted for a constant stream of denigrating comments, including demeaning Sen. John McCains (R-Ariz.) heroic military service and repeatedly insulting Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
With the passage of time, I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize. But it was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president.'>>>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gop-senator-why-i-cannot-support-trump/2016/08/08/821095be-5d7e-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html?
OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)zaj
(3,433 posts)... and she is collapsing into is orbit.
They are all cowards
NBachers
(17,122 posts)MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)her head on a pike. Do I need this?
Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,672 posts)WTF
What about that choir boy Kavannah, that trump told you to vote for
After 16k lies you figured out for yourself the Trump was a liar
Maybe just maybe it's because you might lose that senate seat that you think you own.
What a joke this lady is.
The people of Maine deserve better
The people of the United States definitely deserve better
How is this not the Onion????
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)walker59
(36 posts)gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)She probably went on to vote for him anyway, because, you know, Susan Collins.
Boomerproud
(7,955 posts)for growth or introspection that we so desperately need now.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Oh look, she changed her mind so much that she'll overlook criminality now. What a phony.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)Stuart G
(38,436 posts)maxrandb
(15,334 posts)and then consistently fails to achieve them.