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>> kavanaugh has got go, hey, hey, ho, ho. >> reporter: tears and bull horns. part of the public campaign to convince the two undecided republican senators to oppose brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. >> it's huge in some ways, because it all comes down to the senators from maine and alaska. yet on the other hand, he just needs to do the right thing. like, think shouldn't be a discussion. it shouldn't even be -- shouldn't even be a difficult decision. >> i'm a democrat and i voted for her. i was one of the people who signed in her name when she said she was going to stand up fo...

>> in november! >> to have so many come out on such short notice it just was organic. this was not some sort of concerted effort to mobilize people and get people out. people want to come out and they want their voices to be heard and feel like their voices aren't beal heard. >> what do we want? justice! >> reporter: protesters gathered in the plaza outside the office and soon packed inside the senator's office. >> hold on. sarah, i'm right here. i'm right here. it's okay. >> reporter: one staffer inundated. patiently taking notes and trying to keep order. >> i'm happy to, again, pass on comme...

Work here and vote here. among them we found many mixed opinions on brett kavanaugh but generally a very similar opinion among them for their senator susan collins. a woman who has served this state more than two decades in the senate, there is a tremendous amount of respect for her. one voter telling me, ana, he can't tell her how to vote one way or the other. that's why he voted for her, because he trusts her to make the right decision. >> in portland, maine for us, and senator susan collins' district and we've mentioned lisa murkowski and the governor, lieutenant governor urging her to vote...

Aches may hinge on to women. both are republicans. senators susan collins of maine and lisa murkowski of alaska are under intense pressure from voters back home. crowds of protesters gathered in recent days outside senator collins office in maine urging her to vote no on kavanaugh. right to kaylee hartung. >> reporter: senator collins is back in her home state of maine after being throughout the drama in washington. 24 hours ago was a very different scene. it's quity now. >> there are several in the hallways. some wouldn't mind trading places that would be great. >> reporter: tensions so high ...