{"id":3680,"date":"2026-07-09T06:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2026-07-09T06:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:55:37","slug":"breaking-susan-collins-not-concerned-for-first-time-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/breaking-susan-collins-not-concerned-for-first-time-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Susan Collins Not Concerned For First Time in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot_20260708_232456_instagram6201860479828664758.jpg?resize=459%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot_20260708_232456_instagram6201860479828664758.jpg?w=459&amp;ssl=1 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot_20260708_232456_instagram6201860479828664758.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot_20260708_232456_instagram6201860479828664758.jpg?resize=360%2C263&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUGUSTA, ME &#8211; After years of constant handwringing and pearl clutching, Republican Senator Susan Collins was reported to be completely free of any concern for the first time in her entire political career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This strange feeling has come over me &#8211; I dont quite know the word for it. I guess it&#8217;s &#8216;joy?'&#8221; Collins remarked, before aides quickly checked to make sure she wasn&#8217;t running a fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctors said they were initially more concerned about Collins&#8217; sudden lack of concern than Sen. Mitch McConnell&#8217;s latest health scare, before remembering which patient they were actually supposed to be monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historic moment came after Democrats watched their once-promising challenger, Graham Platner, end his campaign amid controversies involving a resurfaced Nazi-themed tattoo, multiple sexual assault allegations, and a painful period of self-reflection among primary voters who were forced to confront the possibility that the concerns they dismissed during the campaign may have been concerns for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Maybe we should&#8217;ve vetted the guy before asking Maine voters to make him the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator,&#8221; admitted one anonymous Democratic operative while updating his LinkedIn profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At press time, Collins had resumed expressing &#8216;concern&#8217; for the women who came forward with accusations against Platner, restoring the natural order of the universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUGUSTA, ME &#8211; After years of constant handwringing and pearl clutching, Republican Senator Susan Collins was reported to be completely free of any concern for the first time in her entire political career. &#8220;This strange feeling has come over me &#8211; I dont quite know the word for it. 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