Jackson asks whether Collins should be trusted to pick the next justice
Troy JacksonDemocratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine
Jackson pointed to Collins's Kavanaugh confirmation vote during their October 6 debate and asked whether she should be trusted to pick the next Supreme Court justice.
“Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice?”
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Was Susan Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh justified after Dobbs?
In 2018 Susan Collins supported Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, citing his discussion of precedent and Roe v. Wade. He joined the 2022 Dobbs opinion overruling Roe, which Collins said conflicted with what he had told her about long-standing precedent. In June 2026 she said she did not regret the confirmation vote while disagreeing with his Dobbs vote. Her critics argue that the confirmation enabled the loss of nationwide abortion protections.
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AP reports the October 6 debate. Jackson criticized Collins's Kavanaugh confirmation vote. The article quotes Jackson directly; it does not provide a new direct Collins quotation about Kavanaugh.
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Jackson opened the debate by pointing to Collins's vote to confirm Kavanaugh. AP reported that Kavanaugh later helped overturn the constitutional right to abortion.
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He also criticized a procedural spending-bill vote. This statement concerns her Supreme Court confirmation judgment.
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Jackson questions trusting Collins with another Supreme Court appointment after her Kavanaugh confirmation vote.
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The Dispute Index. "Jackson asks whether Collins should be trusted to pick the next justice". First published: 2026-10-08. Last updated: 2026-10-08. https://disputeindex.com/events/5227-jackson-pointed-to-collins-s-kavanaugh-confirmation-vote