Democrats may need more than Kavanaugh vote backlash to defeat Susan Collins in 2020 October 9, 2018Daily Brief, Donald Trump, Elections, Legislature, U.S. CongressAngel Hernandez, Angus King, Barack Obama, Brett Kavanaugh, Bruce Poliquin, Cecile Richards, Chellie Pingree, donald trump, Emily Cain, Eric Brakey, Hannah Pingree, Jared Golden, Mitch McConnell, Sara Gideon, Susan Collins, Susan Rice, Tiffany Bond, Will Hoar, Zak Ringelstein By Michael Shepherd U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ vote may have given Democrats something they can use to rally against her, but the slate of potential opponents likely won’t be clear until after November.