PA Luzerne D state senator switches caucus to Rs

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He represents a very Trumpish district, tends to be at least somewhat socialy conservative, and, most likely, was reelected last year mainly because he was unopposed. No big surprizes here.

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Democrats are such spineless chickensh*ts. Meanwhile you have Collins acting as a full-on MAGAbot while representing a D-leaning state.

1) Collins is and always has been a center-Left senator
2) Maine isn't all that D-leaning any more

Collins is a Republican hack.

She's basically a democrat.

She voted for Brett Rapenaugh

So? That was merely a common-sense vote -- not partisan. Plenty of liberal republican senators voted for Kavanaugh.

There are no "liberal republican" senators.

This

Right NOW - of course. They existed in the past, but now even Collins, who is usually considered to be "the most liberal"of the group, is right-of-center.

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I'm impressed that Atlas Dems have somehow made a D in the PA Senate jumping ship an indictment of Susan Collins.

In present polarized world - not so surprising. Democrats will attack everyone with "R" after his name, even if that would be Jacob Javits reincarnated, and Republicans - the same with James Eastland in his place. Idiocy flourishes in US politics now.