The increasingly aggressive behavior being employed by liberal activists and opponents of Judge Kavanaugh is extremely concerning. Targeting members in such a personal and hostile way has no place in public discourse and Senator Schumers continued silence sends a dangerous message to the Senate and country. Its time for Senator Schumer to make clear where he stands and disavow the mob rule of the radical Left."BACKGROUND NBC NEWS: ABUSIVE CALLS ARE THE LATEST IN A PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEN. COLLINS."
- Staffers have told multiple publications in recent days that the senators offices have received vulgar and abusive phone callsand social media messages." (Brett Samuels GOP senators condemn vulgar messages directed at Collins over Kavanaugh" The Hill 9/12/18)
- WCSH PORTLAND:Sen. Collins who is pro-choice and considered a critical swing vote is being pressured and even harassed to vote no. All six of Collins offices in Maine are receiving letters emails visitors and a high volume of phone calls and voicemails about Kavanaugh and Collins herself. Many of them vulgar and offensive." (Shannon Moss Collins and staff getting abusive calls and correspondence" WCSH 9/11/18)
- Some callers have been particularly abusive according to recordings obtained by NBC News from her office.The profanity-laced voice mails reveal the anger over Kavanaughs nomination and potentially at her should she vote to confirm him." (Frank Thorp and Leigh Ann Caldwell Abusive calls are the latest in a pressure campaign against Sen. Collins" NBC News 9/11/18)
