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November 4th at 9:58PM

Maine Grumpily Bucks National Trend

POSTED BY: Dylan and Ethan Ris

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.

by michelle November 5th at 1:28AM
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August 19th at 5:18PM

More Republicans Busy Washing Their Hair During RNC

POSTED BY: Dylan Ris

Call it mob mentality. Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts has joined the list of Republicans skipping their party's convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul on account of a tight re-election campaign.

Roberts is the sixth big name Republican to dis John McCain on his special night, thus making this a full-blown trend -– one that threatens to become as popular as taking money from Jack Abramoff was in 2004!

Here's a rundown of who's ducked out so far...

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts
Wound up campaigning in the wrong Minneapolis this past week.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins
Will be hosting a talk radio gossip show on the topic of John Edwards's alleged illegitimate daughter.

Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith
Given that he's now running desperate TV ads featuring Barack Obama and John Kerry, he may try to sneak into the Democratic convention instead.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens
Hedging his bets that he'll already be in jail by then.

North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole
Still bitter when it comes to the topic of presidential nominations.

Vice President Dick Cheney
Numerous daytime events and possible exposure to garlic in the catering spreads make the convention a mortal danger for him.

That's six prominent Republicans down and there's still two weeks 'til the convention. I just hope Joe Lieberman has a lot of material prepared.

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The real reason Susan Collins won't be there is that she's too dumb to find Minnesota on a map.

by Little Stevie August 20th at 1:11PM