Sen. Susan Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and the third time will not be the charm. Collins, a longtime moderate Republican senator from Maine, told reporters on Friday that she intended to write in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s name on the ballot in November.
FILE - Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Susan Collins , R- Maine , questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. Collins didn’t vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and told reporters Friday, July 12, 2024, that she intends to write in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ’s name on the ballot in November. PORTLAND, Maine — Sen.
Collins is the only New England Republican in Congress and the only Republican holding statewide office in Maine, where Trump has twice won an electoral vote. She said Friday that she is sticking with her endorsement of Haley despite the fact Haley will not be on the ballot. “I publicly endorsed Nikki Haley, and I wanted her to win. She’s still my favorite candidate, and I think she could do a great job. She’s my choice, and that’s how I’m going to express it,”
Collins made the remarks about the election at an event in Limerick, about 34 miles west of Portland, where she was speaking at a ribbon-cutting for a new fire and EMS station. After the event, Collins spokesperson Annie Clark said Collins has made clear that she does not intend to vote for Trump many times, and she has voiced support for Haley before, including during a June television appearance.
The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.Collins was elected to the Senate in 1996. She is the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate and is often a key vote -- and she is famous for not missing votes.She represents a state where Trump has twice lost the statewide vote but picked up one electoral vote because Maine is one of two states to apportion electoral votes by district.
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