Sen. Susan Collins said she does not regret her confirmation vote for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanauagh and is “sad” that it might cost her votes in her reelection bid.
“Have I lost some votes because of my decision to support Justice Kavanaugh? Yes, I have. And I’m sad about that because I explained in great depth my decision-making,” the Maine Republican said in an interview with Politico on Monday.
Collins, 66, was the swing vote in a 50-48 vote in the Senate to confirm Kavanaugh last October.
The four-term senator faces a tough reelection bid after winning over two-thirds of the vote in 2014. Collins’ 2020 reelection bid is listed as a toss-up by Cook Political Report.
“No doubt that this is going to be a tough race,” Collins said, adding “those who are eager to count me out … should take a look at [2008], where I had a truly, very worthy superior candidate.”
Collins is one of 22 Republican Senate seats up for grabs in 2020, while Democrats only have 12 seats up for reelection.
