Democrats even dump pro-choice women when they don't toe the party line

Doing what’s right, rather than what’s popular or expedient, is getting rarer and rarer these days. But the powerful explanation of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, of her “Yes” vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is a stellar example of what it means to vote one’s conscience.

But there are consequences. In an interview on Saturday, Collins said, “I find it extraordinary that certain groups are now targeting me when I’ve been their advocate here in Washington for 22 years. My voting record clearly shows that.”