The folks behind the Women’s March did not respond well to Sen. Collins’ announcement that she would vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh this afternoon. Linda Sarsour, one of the founders of the group, tweeted this:
Senator Susan Collins is the mother & grandmother of white women in America who gave us a Donald Trump presidency. The 53%.
She is a disgrace & her legacy will be that she was a traitor to women and marginalized communities. History will not treat her kindly. #CancelKanavaugh
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) October 5, 2018
A white woman Senator is talking about presumption of innocence that is never offered to Black men in America. You are watching white supremacy live on the Senate Floor. #SusanCollins #CancelKanavaugh
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) October 5, 2018
Given that Christine Blasey Ford is a white woman, I’m not sure how this became a racial issue or what Collins’ producing white children and grandchildren has to do with this? And after weeks of people comparing this to the confirmation of Justice Clarence Thomas, it’s sort of odd that Sarsour is saying black men never get the same treatment. I thought the whole point of all those Anita Hill hot takes was that a black man got exactly the same treatment.
The main Women’s March site tweeted this out:
This is who @SenatorCollins is: pic.twitter.com/U9klDNzeWr
— Women's March (@womensmarch) October 5, 2018
Then it RT’d this:
See you at the polls. @womensmarch pic.twitter.com/WH9Zc6KNOr
— Amanda DoAmaral (@AmandaDoAmanda) October 5, 2018
And this:
Yesterday I stood with @womensmarch and @beaheroteam and made it clear @senatorcollins we have raised almost $1.9million to fund your future opponent. Imagine how much more we will raise if you vote for this man! Stand with us 30 hours left! $20.20 https://t.co/tngVyH7BG3 pic.twitter.com/QPX5UKsRTH
— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@mfalpac) October 5, 2018
No doubt Sarsour and company are genuinely upset about this but it probably didn’t help that Sen. Collins mocked them during her speech today. Did you catch it?
That’s a reference to this sloppy press release put out by Women’s March:
https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1048290142820208640
By the way, another Senator mocked the group’s press release at the time. Here’s Sen. Graham:
Statement from The Women’s March:
“In response to Donald Trump’s nomination of XX to the Supreme Court of the United States…..”So many groups on the Left were declaring War on President Trump’s nominee — even before they knew who it was! pic.twitter.com/PWPszkQFJ8
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 10, 2018
The Women’s March doesn’t believe this is over yet. They are gearing up for one final push tomorrow:
The full senate is voting on Kavanaugh this Saturday, October 6.
We’re going to flood the Capitol that day because THIS IS IT: This is our last chance to #CancelKanavaugh. https://t.co/OeAwfxJIVR pic.twitter.com/8yZhqiE0Gm
— Women's March (@womensmarch) October 5, 2018
I hope security is tight. These people are very worked up and not prepared to accept a loss tomorrow, despite the fact that the final outcome appears inevitable at this point.
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