Democrats compete to face Snowe

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http://www.kjonline.com/news/democratscompeteto-face-snowe_2011-11-11.html

WASHINGTON -- Democrat Jon Hinck, a state representative from Portland, formally kicks off his campaign today for the U.S. Senate seat held by GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine.

Hinck is expected to make his announcement at the University of Maine in Orono.

That sets up a Democrat primary between Hinck and former Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, who is also a former state representative from Old Town. Dunlap has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission officially declaring his candidacy and soon will hold his own public campaign launch.

There isn't likely to be a lot of personal animosity on display between the two Democrats, who will be focused on challenging Snowe, who won re-election in 2006 with 74 percent of the vote and had more than $3.2 million in campaign cash on hand as of Sept. 30.

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Snowe must Go

It's time for a Maine Dem in the Senate - (Ed Muskie, George Mitchell et al.)

yup

[valerief]

1. Hope he melts Snowe. nt

[Old and In the Way]

2. It would help if Snowe gets primaried, but we need that seat.

No more BS that she's a 'moderate' Republican. She's a Republican that votes Republican that counts toward a Republican majority. She and Collins both need to go.

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3. Snowe and Collins aided and abetted the Tea Party Terror Campaign last summer

They were OK with US Default and credit down grade - & they supported the formation of the stupid "Super Committee" too.

They are obstructionists and as bad as any rabid Teabagger out there.

Snowe must go

yup