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Maine

sandyd921

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5. One more candidate

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 10:50 AM

Jun 2019

My understanding is that Sara Gideon, Speaker of the ME House of Representatives, will be announcing shortly (possibly, next week). Although neither Sweet nor Gideon may be considered "strong opponents" at present, with sufficient funding from national Dems bent on taking the seat back from the repubs, one or the other could establish herself in the public's minds. There is definitely fertile ground to work from this time around. The interest in voting against Collins is the strongest I've seen it in the time I've lived in ME (moved here in '98).

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A strong opponent is needed to unseat Collins [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

Sounds like a job for Beto. We in NY have a history of willingly accepting winning... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #1

Nope. Very low tolerance for folks from away around here. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2019 #2

Wasn't Susan Rice mentioned previously ? OnDoutside Jun 2019 #3

Yes, and she would probably still face the From Away issue. GreenPartyVoter Jun 2019 #4

One more candidate sandyd921 Jun 2019 #5

I like Sara, Soxfan58 Jun 2019 #6