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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat the fuck Maine?
Biden 52.9% 430,023
Trump 44.2% 359,502
Collins 51.1% 414,970
Gideon 42.2% 342,698
Do you not understand how Government functions?
You want Biden for President, but to not be able to accomplish anything.
Or have you so bought into Collins bullshit to think she will not continue to be Mitch's lapdog.
treestar
(82,383 posts)It's everyone else's that make Congress dysfunctional.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)They couldnt vote for Trump, but they are pretty happy with Collins.
-Laelth
peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)Please spare the broad brush.
UncleTomsEvilBrother
(945 posts)...this may be a simple case of people voting for the POTUS slot and nothing else. I think that's why there are run-offs in GA as well. People were REALLY focused on getting 45 out of office.
Statistical
(19,264 posts)Some people couldn't stand Dumpy but they voted Biden and then straight Republican.
Towlie
(5,318 posts)For President, Biden - 419,309, Trump - 340,512. Total votes = 759,821.
For Senator, Collins - 383,227, Gideon - 324,145. Total votes = 707,372.
Counting isn't finished yet, but at this point there are 52,449 more votes for President than for Senator, supporting the hypothesis raised by UncleTomsEvilBrother.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)AkFemDem
(1,823 posts)Shes a Republican who hates Trump.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Statistical
(19,264 posts)scenario.
Also the scenario they rigged it for Collins but not also Trump is kinda hard to believe. Looking at the results it is clear a lot of people voted for Biden and Collins. There are a lot of Never Trump Republicans in Maine.
uponit7771
(90,301 posts)... horridness of US polling that comes close to reasonable and screwing with the down stream data is reasonable as any related to how pollsters get this shit so wrong.
mopinko
(69,982 posts)unless there are robust audits, they are no more trustworthy than touchscreens.
ditto for aggregators. do they send the counts to boe via internet?
some of us tried to convince ppl to check the poll tapes at their precincts against boe counts.
if your local party org collects them, they should check them against official totals.
sweetloukillbot
(10,961 posts)With the exception of THEIR Congressperson.
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)tulipsandroses
(5,122 posts)I am reminded of this study
If you are way into politics, you are not the average American. Not even close.
A new poll from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center reveals how shockingly little people know about even the most basic elements of our government and the Constitution that formed it.
[link:https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/politics/poll-constitution/index.html|
Algernon Moncrieff
(5,781 posts)Republicans overperformed across the board, and one fact is very clear: in many places, voters chose Biden at the top of their ticket, and then voted Republican down-ballot. Case-in-point: NE-2 (Nebraska splits EVs like Maine). Biden won NE-2, but Republican Congressman Don Bacon was re-elected by about 5 points. Georgia narrowly voted for Biden, but didn't (as of yet - runoffs are coming) elect any Dems to the Senate.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)uponit7771
(90,301 posts)uponit7771
(90,301 posts)2naSalit
(86,308 posts)And I suspect something of that nature may have happened in my state.