Susan Collins’ Future Opponent Has Already Raised $3 Million on Crowdpac

After Republican Senator Susan Collins announced she would vote “yes” to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice, plans were already in motion to find her replacement in the 2020 election.

According to Rolling Stone, a crowdfunding campaign created by the Maine’s People Alliance raised more than $2 million in funds for the future Democratic opponent, prior to the senator’s speech. The Crowdpac was created in hopes to sway Collins’ vote. Once it was clear that Collins would be voting “yes,” the site was inundated with donations. The Washington Post reports that the Crowdpac crashed by 3:55 p.m and went back up about two hours later.

As of Saturday morning, the campaign has raised over $3 million to support Collins’ defeat. Rolling Stone points out that Collins “won reelection in Maine with 67 percent of the vote in 2014, but her home state support has dropped in recent months.” Following Collins’ decision, Former United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice expressed her interest in running for Senate in Maine on Twitter