Leftists Threaten $1.3M Donation for Sen. Collins’ Next Opponent if She Votes to Confirm Kavanaugh
A crowdfunding campaign has raised $1.3 million as of September 11, which it plans to donate to whoever runs against Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine; shown) when she seeks re-election in 2020 — if she votes to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court.
The two groups that organized the campaign, Maine People’s Alliance and Mainers for Accountable Leadership, have a fundraising page on the Crowdpac crowdfunding website. Though Crowdpac claims to be nonpartisan, it announced in May 2018 that it has suspended fundraising for Republican candidates on its platform because of alleged issues with “hate speech and the rhetoric and actions used to stir up racial animosity legitimized by the President of the United States.”
In response to this campaign, Collins told the conservative news organ Newsmax: “I consider this quid pro quo fundraising to be the equivalent of an attempt to bribe me...