Journalists should take it as an affront and a challenge when a powerful public official refuses to answer basic questions about their most consequential acts.
But in the case of Susan Collins, for a cluster of reasons (bias, careerism, affinity, horse-trading etc) they all just shrug. #MEpolitics
Collins Watch
Not super interested in what she has to say about Kavanaugh now -- the vote is what counts -- but it's notable that we're not aware of any Maine reporter ever having broached the subject with Susan Collins in the eight years since she tipped the scales against abortion rights in America. #MEpolitics
