Fried quoted in media reports on Collins’ swing vote in Kavanaugh confirmation
Vox and News Center Maine quoted Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, in reports about Sen. Susan Collins’ swing vote on whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fried told News Center Maine this could be the most important vote of Collins’ career. “She does have a long track record of supporting every presidential nominee to the Supreme Court, and I think that has to weigh heavily,” Fried added. Collins is focused on credentials, and Kavanaugh’s are solid, Vox reported. She also is very concerned with Senate procedure, and Kavanaugh’s confirmation has been anything but regular order, the article states. “All of those brands are threatened by voting for Kavanaugh,” Fried told Vox. On the other hand, “it would be a huge step for her not to support her president’s nominee.”