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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision

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Maine Senator Susan Collins is facing scrutiny from voters over her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court during her reelection campaign.

GORHAM, Maine (AP) — For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine’s longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access. Evans is now “just furious with myself” for those votes. The 56-year-old from Portland described Collins’ critical vote to confirm Brett...

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