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No Vested Interest

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3. I'm not a Mainer, but the following thought struck me before the election-

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 02:18 AM

Nov 2014

The nurse who returned from Africa and was home quarantined by LePage (after having endured being held in a tent by NJ's Christie)and spoke out against LePage's actions, probably elicited some support for the governor due to all the media hullabaloo and fear-mongering.
The nurse was a very smart woman and knew what she was talking about, but some would resent her defiance in speaking out.
When I observed all that going on, I thought to myself - not good for Dems (reasonable people) - good for Repubs (they market fear.)

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Why did we lose? [View all] davidthegnome Nov 2014 OP

he won because he reflected the values of those who voted for him nt msongs Nov 2014 #1

He won, Maine lost. davidthegnome Nov 2014 #2

I'm not a Mainer, but the following thought struck me before the election- No Vested Interest Nov 2014 #3

Dems lost because their candidates ran like sniveling cowards. NancyDL Nov 2014 #4

What Corporation's secret black boxes "record" and "count" the votes??? blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #5

It wasn't just up in the County... marcopolo63 Nov 2014 #6

+1 I agree. There were a lot of contributing factors involved here. PotatoChip Nov 2014 #7

here's a thought for u luckyleftyme2 Dec 2014 #8

What? PotatoChip Dec 2014 #9

u might want to read it again luckyleftyme2 Dec 2014 #10