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BuckeyeNut
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« on: April 11, 2017, 01:23:13 PM »
« edited: June 01, 2017, 10:43:27 PM by Rust Belt or Die »
We're out of the rumor zone now, as Collins has vocally expressed her interest during a radio interview.
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2017, 01:39:23 PM »
She is like Heitkamp, Manchin, and McCaskill in 2014-15 when they were considering running for governor in their respective states.

These are senators that despise partisan rancor in American politics today. Period. I think she still stays in the U.S. Senate, but ME-GOV 2018 is a Tossup.
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2017, 01:54:38 PM »
If she runs for Governor, the Democrats path to a majority in the Senate just got a lot easier.
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2017, 02:22:33 PM »
A Democratic legislature with governor Collins could probably do the state some good. Get the stink of LePage out of there.
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2017, 03:26:06 PM »
Quote from: Vega on April 11, 2017, 01:54:38 PM
If she runs for Governor, the Democrats path to a majority in the Senate just got a lot easier.
Would depend on how popular the appointed successor is. Easier than taking her out in '20, but likely not a cake-walk scenario.
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM »
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2017, 05:02:00 PM »
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
The article cited suggests LePage could get to do the nominating.
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2017, 05:04:52 PM »
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
Steve Abbott, Bruce Poliquin, Charlie Summers, Roger Katz, Kimberly Rosen, and Amy Volk are all plausible and all varying degrees of moderates.
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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2017, 05:23:34 PM »
What is ME senate vacancy law?  2019 senate special or wait until 2020?
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« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2017, 05:28:14 PM »
Why won't this Upper New Englanders' fetish for muh "moderate" Republicans just die already?
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2017, 05:29:28 PM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on April 11, 2017, 05:23:34 PM
What is ME senate vacancy law?  2019 senate special or wait until 2020?

When George Mitchell was appointed to fill in Muskie's seat there was no special election before a regular one in 1982, even though he was appointed May 1980.
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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2017, 05:30:50 PM »
Quote from: Vega on April 11, 2017, 01:54:38 PM
If she runs for Governor, the Democrats path to a majority in the Senate just got a lot easier.

Not before 2020.
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« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2017, 05:57:10 PM »
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Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
The article cited suggests LePage could get to do the nominating.
Then LePage would nominate himself.
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« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2017, 06:16:14 PM »
This would give the Dems a solid pickup opportunity for 2020, but I don't think it'd be a sure thing. Mainers love ticket splitting.
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« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2017, 07:07:09 PM »
Lepage's term ends 1/5/19 and Collin's term ends 1/3/21 so she could resign a few minutes before she were to be sworn in as Gov and pick her and end up picking her replacement.
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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2017, 07:14:41 PM »
Quote from: The Mikado on April 11, 2017, 06:16:14 PM
This would give the Dems a solid pickup opportunity for 2020, but I don't think it'd be a sure thing. Mainers love ticket splitting.

It would probably be the second most likely pickup after Colorado, although it depends who the R candidate is.
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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2017, 09:50:22 PM »
« Edited: April 12, 2017, 01:50:20 AM by Shadows »
She will 100% win, she consistently used to be the 2nd most popular Senator among the constituents after Bernie Sanders (though a little far from Bernie but still incredibly popular). And Maine should be an easy pick-up for the Dems if they nominate a decent candidate (with a good candidate for Presidency). Colorado also looks like an easy pick-up in 2020.
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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2017, 10:32:21 PM »
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 05:57:10 PM
Quote from: BuckeyeNut on April 11, 2017, 05:02:00 PM
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
The article cited suggests LePage could get to do the nominating.
Then LePage would nominate himself.
He's already running for Angus' seat.
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« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2017, 11:47:47 PM »
Quote from: BuckeyeNut on April 11, 2017, 10:32:21 PM
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 05:57:10 PM
Quote from: BuckeyeNut on April 11, 2017, 05:02:00 PM
Quote from: MAINEiac4434 on April 11, 2017, 04:42:22 PM
If she runs the race is hers. The question would be who she would nominate to be her replacement.
The article cited suggests LePage could get to do the nominating.
Then LePage would nominate himself.
He's already running for Angus' seat.

So if he wins (somehow), he nominates someone else like Poliquin.

If he loses (most likely) he appoints himself.
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« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2017, 12:28:47 AM »
So this would basically make ME-GOV Safe R, but make the Democrats favored to pick up her Senate seat. I'm actually fine with this trade.
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« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2017, 12:30:58 AM »
Quote from: xīngkěruì on April 12, 2017, 12:28:47 AM
So this would basically make ME-GOV Safe R, but make the Democrats favored to pick up her Senate seat. I'm actually fine with this trade.

Especially since Collins would probably not be that bad of a Governor.
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« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2017, 07:08:56 AM »
I'll happily vote for Collins for governor if that means I get a progressive senator. Troy Jackson please.
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« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2017, 09:33:40 AM »
Quote from: GoldenMainer on April 12, 2017, 07:08:56 AM
I'll happily vote for Collins for governor if that means I get a progressive senator. Troy Jackson please.
We can dream, hombre. While I probably wouldn't vote for Collins herself and rather the paper candidate Democrat they put up, I would be mostly okay with her as governor. I don't think I could deal with two years of Senator LePage though.
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« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2017, 05:10:08 PM »
Maine's independent state treasurer announced today that she would run for governor.
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« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2017, 05:44:31 PM »
Quote from: TheSaint250 on April 14, 2017, 05:10:08 PM
Maine's independent state treasurer announced today that she would run for governor.
She was a Dem until 2014. I'm getting Cutler flashbacks.

She was nominated to her position by Republicans in the state legislature.

I honestly don't know much about her.
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