Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday that even before Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, he wasn’t fit to serve in the Senate.
Calling the Republican National Committee’s decision to fund Moore’s campaign a “mistake,” she said she was “disappointed” the committee resumed last week its support of the embattled candidate, whom multiple women have said either pursued relationships or made unwanted sexual advances toward them when they were teens and he was in his 30s.
“I would point out that I did not support Mr. Moore even prior to these allegations of sexual misconduct because I was concerned about his anti-Muslim comment, his anti-LGBT comments, most important of all he’s been removed twice from the Alabama Supreme Court for failure to follow lawful judicial order,” she said on “Face the Nation” Sunday.
She said her party cares just as much about addressing sexual harassment and assault as Democrats and said members of Congress have a “tough decision to make” about “whether it’s our role as senators to overturn the will of the people” when someone is accused of sexual misconduct after they’ve been elected, like what happened with Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).
“There’s a new awakening in our country that this is pervasive, whether we’re talking about Hollywood or Wall Street or the media or Capitol Hill,” she said. “And that’s why I’m joining a bipartisan group of senators who are trying to look at our own procedures on Capitol Hill to assure that allegations of sexual misconduct involving members or staff are dealt with seriously.”
Shorter Collins: Dont look at my support for tax cut/deficit balloning + Mainers losing insurance. I am still a goddamn moderate.
Exactly. Moore is certainly on another level of heinousness, but it’s not like she’s fit for office either.
Blah, blah. blah. And when he becomes a Senator you’ll vote in lockstep with him and Trump anyway. A real Profile in Courage, that one…
Hey, Senator Collins: no props for being a ‘moderate’ if you’re using your moderation to lubricate the progress of dictatorship and the collapse of our constitutional order. Either join the Democratic caucus or be treated as the collaborator you are.
Caught a few minutes of a Frank Luntz focus group. Alabama voters. Most thought the accusers were paid to allege their stories. Most thought Moore was innocent until a fair trial determined otherwise. Most thought 40 years ago in Alabama dating or even marrying a 14 year old girl was not uncommon, and much ado about nothing. Many thought even if Moored did what he was accused of the women should just get over it. Some thought the women should have been grateful to have a district attorney show them attention.
The only people that hate women more than Republican men are Republican women.