Collins Doesn’t ‘Believe That the Senate Should Vote on the Nominee Prior to the Election’

Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has been a thorn in the side for those seeking unilateral agreement from the party’s Senators when it comes to key votes has once again come out with a statement that is sure to draw the ire of many.

While she said that she “would have no objection to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s beginning the process of reviewing” a potential Trump nominee’s credentials, she also said that she does not “believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election.”

My statement on the Supreme Court vacancy: pic.twitter.com/jvYyDN5gG4

— Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) September 19, 2020

She believes that “in order for the American people to have faith in their elected officials, we must act fairly and consistently.” She added that “in fairness to the American people… the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd.”

One Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden supporter summed the Collins situation up best, saying that if the senator “tossed a coin it would land on the edge.”

If Susan Collins tossed a coin it would land on the edge.

— JRehling (@JRehling) September 19, 2020

Last night Collins issued a statement on the passing of the Supreme Court Justice, saying that she had the “honor” of getting to know her personally and that she has “been a role model to generations of women, and her legacy will live on in the countless people she inspired.”

My statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: pic.twitter.com/3Qy2aSCjw5

— Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) September 19, 2020

Former Utah Democratic Party chairman Jim Dabakis announced last night that a high-level Senator Mitt Romney insider told him Romney “has committed to not confirming a Supreme Court nominee until after Inauguration Day 2021.”

Romney’s communications director Liz Johnson, however, called that assertion “grossly false,” and added #fakenews.

This is grossly false. #fakenews https://t.co/HZuqAyYToz

— Liz Johnson (@LJ0hnson) September 19, 2020

Journalist Yashar Ali also confirmed the message from Romney’s office and added that the senator would only address Ginsburg’s “life and legacy” last night and not the confirmation process.

8. Senator Romney's office tells me that this tweet is false and that the Senator will not be commenting on process this evening. Instead he is going to speak about her life and legacy. https://t.co/cliJjO9O8y

— Yashar Ali ???? (@yashar) September 19, 2020