Maine is predominantly independent. We have two centrist Republican senators, two centrist Democrat representatives, and have alternated between Democrat, Republican, and independent governors for decades (two independent two-term governors during my residence here.) "Republican" and "Democrat" don't mean quite the same thing here as nationally -- ask some hardcore Republicans what they think of Collins and Snowe sometime.
The Republicans are pushing in our more-rural national district, because Maine is one of the few (two?) states that splits electoral votes on congressional district lines. IE, if one district votes contrary to the state majority, our votes can go 3-1 rather than winner-takes-all.
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Date: 2008-10-19 02:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-19 03:09 pm (UTC)The Republicans are pushing in our more-rural national district, because Maine is one of the few (two?) states that splits electoral votes on congressional district lines. IE, if one district votes contrary to the state majority, our votes can go 3-1 rather than winner-takes-all.