Protesters Fake Died to Sway Susan Collins on Kavanaugh. It Didn’t Work.

MEANS OF PERSUASION

The Maine Republican is notorious for not recoiling at aggressive lobbying campaigns to win her vote.

Published Oct. 10 2018 7:29PM EDT

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On a rainy day in mid-September, a small group of students from Bates College and a Democratic candidate for Senate descended upon Sen. Susan Collins’ Lewiston office and pretended to die.

Protest die, that is.

Jackie Kucinich

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Protesters Fake Died to Sway Susan Collins on Kavanaugh. It Didn’t Work.

The Maine Republican is notorious for not recoiling at aggressive lobbying campaigns to win her vote.

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Jackie Kucinich