Ben Chin is a Maine political organizer who has worked with the Maine People's Alliance since 2005, including as its political director, and ran for mayor of Lewiston. He became campaign manager for Graham Platner's 2026 U.S. Senate campaign. He graduated from Bates College in 2007 and has co-hosted the Beacon Podcast.
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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”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Susan Collins doesn't regret putting Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Courtparagraphs after 'PORTLAND' quoting Collins and Graham Platner campaign
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Condemns the same confirmation vote that Collins defended; this is an attributed campaign statement.
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.
