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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThank you to Senator Susan Collins, the last remaining Republican centrist in the Senate.
And the first and strongest Republican vote against the GOP healthcare bill.
But this isn't over yet. DUers and others should be phoning her office and THANKING HER for her vote.
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Thank you to Senator Susan Collins, the last remaining Republican centrist in the Senate. (Original Post)
pnwmom
Jun 2017
OP
We can help by phoning her and thanking her and urging her to keep up the fight. n/t
pnwmom
Jun 2017
#2
I don't live in Maine - but even if I did I don't think it'd make a difference.
50 Shades Of Blue
Jun 2017
#5
It's not over yet. I think Turtleneck will be aiming to try again as soon as they are back.
OnDoutside
Jun 2017
#8
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)1. Give her time...
She will fold.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)2. We can help by phoning her and thanking her and urging her to keep up the fight. n/t
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)5. I don't live in Maine - but even if I did I don't think it'd make a difference.
She'll still cave.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)7. On the phone they ask for zip codes -- sometimes the +4.
And those are readily available.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)3. Yeah, that is my guess...koch $$$$$$$$$$$$$
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)4. They don't need her vote
Her and one other Republican can remain "firm" to burnish their anti-trump moderate credentials.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)6. All the more reason not to thank her for anything.
OnDoutside
(19,962 posts)8. It's not over yet. I think Turtleneck will be aiming to try again as soon as they are back.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)9. That's what I said. n/t