ME Sen I can't really be Collins it yet

[DaleCooper]

Bangor Daily News endorsement
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/07/opinion/editorials/susan-collins-remains-best-choice-for-senate/

Endorsed Clinton in 2016 and Obama in 2012. Also endorsed Janet Mills in 2018 and independent Eliot Cutler in 2014.

Also Endorsed Angus King in 2012 and 2018 iirc and Collins in 2014

Wonder if King will end up endorsing

He most likely wont hes said he wont endorse in the Senate Race hes good friends with Collins and has known her for a long time but King did come out and endorse Biden Yesterday I do see him quietly voting for Gideon tho
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/sen-angus-king-endorses-joe-biden-for-president/97-c3bad39b-88bb-48fa-a024-4a13de28fc19

Lol, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I was confused by this post because I thought you were talking about Stephen until I saw the Senator's name in the link. Goes to show how much I associate the name King with Maine.

[Heebie Jeebie]

https://twitter.com/kvanaren/status/1313841516901785602

[GoldenMainer]

Bill Green also endorsed Collins.

https://twitter.com/SteveCollinsSJ/status/1313487109647462412

[ProgressiveModerate]

Bill Green also endorsed Collins.

https://twitter.com/SteveCollinsSJ/status/1313487109647462412

Is he a big name up there in ME?

How do you think the race is looking overall?

[GoldenMainer]

Is he a big name up there in ME?

How do you think the race is looking overall?

He's a well-respected icon. He had a news segment called Bill Green's Maine where he went around the state highlighting different areas. I'm not sure if it will move the needle, but he is very well-known, especially to older folks.

I did get around to watching the last debate and Gideon was better. Her jabs were more effective this time. I also think she's been dominating the ad-race- though I have been seeing more and more ads supporting Collins/attacking Gideon over time. I still think Gideon will struggle in the second district, but my gut is saying Gideon +2 or 3 right now.

[ProgressiveModerate]

Is he a big name up there in ME?

How do you think the race is looking overall?

He's a well-respected icon. He had a news segment called Bill Green's Maine where he went around the state highlighting different areas. I'm not sure if it will move the needle, but he is very well-known, especially to older folks.

I did get around to watching the last debate and Gideon was better. Her jabs were more effective this time. I also think she's been dominating the ad-race- though I have been seeing more and more ads supporting Collins/attacking Gideon over time. I still think Gideon will struggle in the second district, but my gut is saying Gideon +2 or 3 right now.

To me, it sounds like older people are more likely to be Biden - Collins voters than younger folks in the state. Does this seem accurate?

Interesting to hear what you have to say though. I've only ever been to ME once and I don't remember that, so a lot of my analysis is based off political stereotypes about ME. As on outsider, to me, I think the more local the race stays the better Collins will do, but right now, especially with the current chaos, politics seems very national, which makes it harder for Collins to wield her strength of being an incumbent to her advantage. To me, I'm still keeping it at Lean D, as I see a very wide range of protentional outcomes, but my current guess is Gideon wins by more than most expect because of partisanship, like mid to high single digits

[LimoLiberal]

Really dislike all this Moderate Hero action for Collins. Democrats can't take this seat for granted. If NC and ME go south they're left with IA and... who knows.

[Arkansas Yankee]

https://twitter.com/kvanaren/status/1313841516901785602

Looks like GW NOT Trump.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Bill Green also endorsed Collins.

https://twitter.com/SteveCollinsSJ/status/1313487109647462412

Is he a big name up there in ME?

How do you think the race is looking overall?

I am willing to take half a loaf.  Bet there are a good many voters like him.

[ProgressiveModerate]

Bill Green also endorsed Collins.

https://twitter.com/SteveCollinsSJ/status/1313487109647462412

Is he a big name up there in ME?

How do you think the race is looking overall?

I am willing to take half a loaf.  Bet there are a good many voters like him.

I mean, ME is a small state where local politics actually matters. It'll be interesting to see if hatred of Trump is able to carry Gideon over the edge and basically render local politics meaningless.

[MT Treasurer]

It would be hilarious (or hilariously depressing) if Republicans held NC and ME.... and still lost the Senate because of KS/SC/TX (and/or MT/IA).

(Not predicting it will happen, although it’ll be interesting to see whether Republicans fare better in NC or ME)

[ProgressiveModerate]

It would be hilarious (or hilariously depressing) if Republicans held NC and ME.... and still lost the Senate because of KS/SC/TX (and/or MT/IA).

(Not predicting it will happen, although it’ll be interesting to see whether Republicans fare better in NC or ME)

I feel like in recent weeks the core 4 have become a bit less defined between Cunningham's issue, Democrats having some good poll numbers in KS/SC/TX/MT/GA, ect, and the lack of polls in ME causing Democrats to start worrying again. What's funny is I feel like the less polling a senate race gets, the more pessimistic Democrats are on their chances.

[Landslide Lyndon]

I guess this is a somewhat more important "endorsement".

https://twitter.com/LisaForMaine/status/1313944777164025860

[Canis]

I guess this is a somewhat more important "endorsement".

https://twitter.com/LisaForMaine/status/1313944777164025860

She Endorsed Gideon for second pref a few weeks ago

[Ferguson97]

I guess this is a somewhat more important "endorsement".

https://twitter.com/LisaForMaine/status/1313944777164025860

Honestly, props to her for being so vocal about ranking Gideon number two. Huge FF.

[President Johnson]

I watched part of the first debate, and Lisa Savage, who is a Green running as Independent, made a very sane impression. Especially compared to other Green Party candidates. She's smart and knows that she's very unlikely to win, but that Gideon has to win for a Democratic majority. With a Republican majority, nothing of her priorities gets passed; with Gideon, at least a better part of it has a realistic shot to be the law of the land.

Savage is likely someone who would be an addition to Democrats in congress to represent the progressive wing. Certainly better than Tlaib and Omar.

[EastAnglianLefty]

LOL, what an entitled, racist piece of sh**t.

https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1313792122252914689

Why the reference to Gideon's place of residence? Is Freeport not considered to be real Maine?

[Lognog]

LOL, what an entitled, racist piece of sh**t.

https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1313792122252914689

Why the reference to Gideon's place of residence? Is Freeport not considered to be real Maine?

Only a campaign that is so well disciplined, funded, and polling strongly would make such a genius attack

[Calthrina950]

This article is from February, but it's still a revealing expose into Susan Collins' character and background: https://nymag.com/article/2020/02/the-immoderate-susan-collins.html. I almost felt some sympathy for Collins as I read through the first half of the article, but that dissipated quickly. It's clear from this that she's always been a spiteful, duplicitous, and thin-skinned woman who has been far less "independent" then she has claimed to be, and has done nothing to seriously depart from her Party's agenda, particularly in recent years.

And she seems to harbor some prejudices, given that she's now fallen so low as to condemn George Soros-who is a boogeyman of the far right and conspiracy theorists-for spending money against her. Given all of this, and given that Collins had initially pledged to serve only two terms in the Senate (a pledge which she broke over a decade ago), I think it's even clearer that she needs to be shown the door.

[KaiserDave]

This article is from February, but it's still a revealing expose into Susan Collins' character and background: https://nymag.com/article/2020/02/the-immoderate-susan-collins.html. I almost felt some sympathy for Collins as I read through the first half of the article, but that dissipated quickly. It's clear from this that she's always been a spiteful, duplicitous, and thin-skinned woman who has been far less "independent" then she has claimed to be, and has done nothing to seriously depart from her Party's agenda, particularly in recent years.

And she seems to harbor some prejudices, given that she's now fallen so low as to condemn George Soros-who is a boogeyman of the far right and conspiracy theorists-for spending money against her. Given all of this, and given that Collins had initially pledged to serve only two terms in the Senate (a pledge which she broke over a decade ago), I think it's even clearer that she needs to be shown the door.

Thank you for sharing this

[Horsemask]

LOL, what an entitled, racist piece of sh**t.

https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1313792122252914689

Why the reference to Gideon's place of residence? Is Freeport not considered to be real Maine?

Yes, generally the hicks in the northern part of the state don't consider the southern counties a true part of Maine, despite those counties generating an overwhelming majority of revenue for the state.

[VAR]

The Portland Press Herald endorsed Gideon yesterday.

[GoldenMainer]

Gideon has had the momentum for a while but now I think it's shifted a but in Susan's favor. Bill Green endorsement, Bangor Daily News endorsement, and some solid tv ads. I saw a new one today where Bath Iron Works workers spoke about the money she secured for them. That's exactly the sort of argument she needs to make to win. We'll see if she can keep up the momentum.

I love Gideon's yard sign design by the way. Light blue with dark blue and the Maine outline. So much better than the bland red Collins sign.

[ProgressiveModerate]

ME is a great example of local politics at its best... I’ll be near to see if it puts Susan over the edge though. If it weren’t for McConnel and the senate majority, I could see the argument one could have for voting for her.

[WD]

ME is a great example of local politics at its best... I’ll be near to see if it puts Susan over the edge though. If it weren’t for McConnel and the senate majority, I could see the argument one could have for voting for her.

What argument would you say there is?