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Maine

Warpy

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5. Wasn't he elected in a 3 way race with a liberal indie spoiler?

Reply to old man 76 (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2016, 05:30 PM

Aug 2016

I know there were 7 on the ballot for his first race and he "won" with 37% of the vote. A clear majority didn't elect that doofus, he just benefited from a complicated ballot and idealism that had a lot of Mainiacs convinced they could safely vote for a splinter party.

Maybe it's taken 2 terms of that oaf to convince enough of them that they'd better switch to realpolitik mode and take what they can get from the opposing major party.

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I want to share an embarrassing moment. [View all] old man 76 Aug 2016 OP

They Would Elect Him Again. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2016 #1

You did the right thing, elleng Aug 2016 #2

I totally feel your pain. Try being born and raised in Texas! Dustlawyer Aug 2016 #3

We did the same thing in NJ Cornus Aug 2016 #4

Wasn't he elected in a 3 way race with a liberal indie spoiler? Warpy Aug 2016 #5

"It was a majority of the citizens of Maine that elected him twice." chollybocker Aug 2016 #6

well did YOU vote for him? Skittles Aug 2016 #7

Never old man 76 Aug 2016 #8

well tell them you did not vote for that POS Skittles Aug 2016 #9

ditto in wisconsin jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #10