Jose Luis Magana/ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, despite some hope from Democrats that she might not. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had the best fundraising quarter of her life in 2018, boosted in part by her decision to support Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. Collins raised $1.8 million in the last quarter of the year, but just $19,000 of that money came in itemized donations ― contributions of $200 or more ― from residents of Maine. For the most part, these people donated on the same day or after Collins’ Oct. 5 announcement that she would vote to confirm Kavanaugh, even though he faced sexual misconduct allegations. Activists raised millions of dollars, promising to use it to help Collins’ future 2020 opponent if she decided to vote for Kavanaugh.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2019 15:11 UTC