One thing that really leaps out in the Collins statement: She's not going to make any effort to slow down the process. If McConnell can get his fifty votes, she won't be a speed bump.
And of course she's left herself a lot of wiggle room. She could have said "I will vote no on any vote before the election, and on any vote held during the lame duck in the event of a Trump loss." She didn't. But the statement reflects the bind she's in with the voters of Maine.
And because of that bind, this statement ensures that Collins is going to spend the next few weeks being asked incessantly to make a clearer, more explicit statement on her intentions. Which should be a comfy, familiar feeling for her, if nothing else.
(I deleted the first tweet in this thread, quote-tweeting Collins' statement, because it didn't really reflect the tone of the rest of the thread. Here's the original statement.)
What seems to be bubbling up this afternoon is that a vote before Election Day is unlikely for a bunch of reasons.
If that winds up being the case, the upshot of Collins' statement is this: (1) She's not going to slow down the process between now and Election Day. (2) She thinks there shouldn't be a post-ED vote if Trump loses. But (3) she's not saying how she'll vote if such a vote is held.
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