Maine Senate Race Revives 2018 Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote

Democrats in Maine are using Sen. The vote has come up repeatedly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision in 2022, with Kavanaugh in the majority. " Collins has defended her vote. In a February interview with an NBC affiliate in Maine, she said she believed she "cast the right vote" after consulting legal experts and conducting two interviews with the nominee.

Platner faces separate allegations from an ex-girlfriend who described behavior she called physically threatening. The woman, Lyndsey Fifield, helped found a group called Ladies for Kavanaugh in 2018 that supported the justice's confirmation. Fifield has also worked for the Heritage Foundation and Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential campaign.

Platner has denied the allegations. A Democratic super PAC, Senate Majority PAC, plans to run abortion-related ads in Maine focusing on Collins' record. The group views the issue as particularly relevant because this is Collins' first Senate race since the Roe decision.