Snowe's Constituents Back Obama Plan

[ccharles000]

A new Democracy Corps poll in Maine finds that Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) "enjoys broad support in her home state, but she faces significant political problems if she opposes President Obama's health insurance reform."

Specifically, a Snowe vote against a reform bill "results in Mainers evenly divided on whether she should be re-elected, while support for Obama's plan produces 53% who want to re-elect Snowe compared to 38% who want someone new as U.S. Senator."

In addition, Mainers "overwhelmingly support a government sponsored non-profit health insurance option, 63% to 27%.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/09/30/snowes_constituents_back_obama_plan.html

[ej510]

1. They love her anyway.

willful ignorance.

[ccharles000]

3. Maybe she will be the new Lincoln Chafee.

He was very popular in RI but was kicked out.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Well, it used to be that it was nice to have a Senator with seniority, but heck if she's not going

to use that position on various committees in favor of her constituents then it's time for her to go.

[WonderGrunion]

7. No we do not

The problem is that most Mainers feel we will get more from Washington with a tenured RINO then we would with a freshman Democrat.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. Hey! Olympia! Your state is NUMBER TWO for percentage of households using food stamps!

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/122972.html

I just bet they might need or be interested in Health care as well!!

[ccharles000]

4. kick

[freddie mertz]

6. I hope she loses. Loses big.

I hope she gets primaried by a wing-nut puke and the Dems get the seat.

Enough of you Olympia.

Bye bye.

[WonderGrunion]

8. The local repukes keep threatening to primary her with a "Real" Pug

I pray that they do, we need more Democrats in the Senate.