Maine!

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[DebJ]

1. The stupid knows no bounds. n/t

[m-lekktor]

2. yup. bleh. nt

[MADem]

3. No. Shit.

I'm ready to unload my vacation shack up there. I can't stand that governor. He's a fucking loony tune.

Pardon my French, but I'm FLUMMOXED. I don't understand that vote. I don't know anyone who likes that ass.

[eShirl]

4. I think many just didn't want an openly gay governor.

[MADem]

5. I hate to say it, but I think you may be right. I wish King had gotten

onboard earlier with his endorsement swap--he could have helped the situation. But yeah...I think there might have been some prejudice at work there. It will be interesting to see how the votes were distributed. I'm guessing the northern and rural bits of ME went very red.

It's sad when otherwise reasonable people do stupid shit and re-elect lunatics.

[cali]

6. No. This is squarely on Cutler.

[eShirl]

7. I doubt it. If anything, the anti-bear baiting question drove turnout of likely LePage empathizers.

LePage's numbers look to end up close to 50% this time.

http://maineelections.bangordailynews.com/

[PotatoChip]

8. I think you are right.

Eww, and that slimy Poliquin? Wtf?

As early as yesterday morning, I had a strong sense of foreboding. In my 20+ years of living in this rural red town, I had never seen that many people at the polls. And for a midterm, no less! I think the bear baiting referendum had a lot to do with it. As I stood in line (yes, there was a line) and looked around, I thought to myself that this cannot be good... It felt like TBagger central in there. Ugh!