Sen. Susan Collins will not enjoy Stephen King’s vote the next time she’s up for re-election in 2020.
King, one of the best American authors of contemporary horror and suspense novels, took to Twitter today after Collins, who represents King’s state of Maine, voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
“When Al Franken was accused of sexual impropriety, Susan Collins demanded he resign. Without a hearing,” King wrote, referencing the sexual misconduct allegations that prompted the Democrat to resign his seat as senator for Minnesota.
When Al Franken was accused of sexual impropriety, Susan Collins demanded he resign. Without a hearing.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 6, 2018
“On the unfair way Merrill Garland was treated, Susan Collins was silent,” King wrote, referring to the judge who was nominated by President Obama in 2016, but failed to get a hearing because of Mitch McConnell.
On the unfair way Merrill Garland was treated, Susan Collins was silent.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 6, 2018
King, who was born in Maine, attended the University of Maine, and currently has two homes in the state, warned Collins yesterday that she would be defeated if she backed Kavanaugh.
IF Susan Collins votes to confirm Kavanaugh, and IF she runs for re-election—two bigs ifs—she will be defeated. It would be unwise for anyone to mistake how angry most Americans are at the way this is being railroaded through.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 15, 2018
Earlier, King mocked Collins for the reasoning she gave to trust Kavanaugh on protecting Roe v. Wade, saying, “because the man who lied repeatedly in his confirmation hearings told her he considered Roe ‘settled law.'”
More than 70 Maine writers, including King, signed a letter addressed to Collins last week.
The letter, penned by authors Kate Christensen and Richard Russo, criticized Kavanaugh’s temperament during his confirmation hearings, where “he showed himself to be untruthful, temperamentally unsuited and driven by partisanship.”
While Collins has no announced opponent for 2020, a Maine group has already raised over $3.2 million online to defeat her.
Kings says he’ll back that effort.