Graham Platner campaign manager quoted in June 2026 criticizing Susan Collins's 2018 Kavanaugh confirmation vote.
Case
Collins says she does not regret voting to confirm Kavanaugh, despite opposing his Dobbs vote. Her critics argue that her confirmation judgment helped enable the ruling.
Role at the time: Graham Platner campaign manager
Response to this claim
Collins's 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh remains justified despite his vote to overturn Roe and Casey in Dobbs.
“Thanks to Susan Collins’ decisive vote for Brett Kavanaugh, the freedom to choose was stripped away from millions of women”
Condemns the same confirmation vote that Collins defended; this is an attributed campaign statement.
Statement dates: June 12, 2026
Statement dates: June 12, 2026
