Maine Grumpily Bucks National Trend
Maine is an ornery kind of state. Tucked up in our northeast, they're never too keen on taking their cues from the rest of the country. (Which they uniformly refer to as "away," whether New Hampshire or Hawaii.)
So when the rest of the country announced that they were driving out Republicans and pushing the Senate toward a 60-vote Democratic supermajority, Mainers shook their heads, set down their Allen's Coffee Brandy, and re-elected Senator Susan Collins.
Collins benefits from the fact that the Senate does not administer and IQ test for admission, but she's known as an independent legislator who works across the aisle on issues that matter most to Mainers. (The economy, coffee brandy, sleet removal.)
The state did, however, let down the Republicans on the presidential front. McCain had his eye on the one electoral vote from Maine's second district and bought airtime to compete for it. He even sent noted hunter Sarah Palin to campaign there, which unwittingly proved to be the campaign's undoing.
The second district consists almost entirely of moose.
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thank god my gun toting father died. i mean, i love the ol' man, but really. he voted for ross perot, vehemently, in 96. and he probably would have voted for palin for being hot. i love you dad. rip. and i hope you are watching me drink a massive bottle of wine tonight and i hope you saw me indoctrinating your grandson into "LIBERAL" politics today at the booth.