I muri tata i tana pōtitanga, puta ia i runga i te Morning America pai, i reira i ui ia e pā ana ki tona hiahia i roto i te vice-presidency, a hoatu ana e ia he whakautu kore-committal. E wha nga ra i muri i tona whakaurunga rite kawana, i whiriwhiria ia ki te kawe i te whakautu Democratic ki te peresideni Ronald Reagan o te reo irirangi wiki. I te huihuinga press whai muri i tona korero, ka ui ano Collins ki te e pai ia ki te kia whakaarohia rite te kaitono vice-presidential Democrats i roto i te pōtitanga e haere ake nei; ka whakahoki ia "No, e kore i tenei wa". I waenganui 1984, te Komiti Democratic National whiriwhiri Collins ki te whakahaere i te 1984 Democratic National Convention i Republicans, a ko Collins te wahine anake kawana o tetahi atu kāwanatanga. I roto i te uiuinga i muri mai, i whakahuatia hoki i runga i te ingoa o tona kaitono tūmau ki te whiriwhiri i Steve Collins i roto i te hui perehitini mana.
Ko Collins