A new campaign video released by The Lincoln Project slams Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), calling her a “Trump stooge” and accusing her of failing in her duty to hold the fraudulent president accountable.
The video begins by listing off prominent past Maine politicians, including former Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, who famously stood up to Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) in her famous “Declaration of Conscience” speech.
The campaign ad then shows how Collins has failed to act as strongly as her predecessor by noting how she failed to vote to convict the president during his Senate impeachment trial.
“Susan Collins never stands up to Donald Trump,” the ad says. “That’s why Maine is done with her weakness and excuses.”
The ad then claims Collins’s reputation as an independent-minded Republican is a “fraud,” while also claiming that Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) are the ones really pulling her strings.
“Maine deserves a leader,” the ad concludes. “Not a Trump stooge.”
Watch the video below.
Good morning to @SenSusanCollins and @SenSusanCollins only. pic.twitter.com/6i4GlGtgkF
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 29, 2020
