Olympia Snowe

    17 Days to Election Day: Maine

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 20th at 08:36 AM  | 

    Without a doubt, the biggest news out of Maine was the announcement that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe was retiring at the end of her term leaving this an open seat race. More importantly, it is a Republican seat in a blue state- New England no less. Before discussing this race and its effect on the GOP strategy to win the Senate, Maine is a state | Read More »

    GOP Shooting Itself…Again

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 29th at 03:38 PM  | 

    In one night, while everyone’s eyes were focused on the outcome of the primary in Michigan, the GOP was delivered a potential one-two punch in their efforts to win the Senate. The first blow was the announced retirement of Olympia Snowe from her seat in Maine after her current term. Her announcement that she would not seek reelection came as a surprise and out of | Read More »

    Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Maine

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 4th at 10:12 AM  | 

    Maine is one of those strange states in two senses. First, like Nebraska, they apportion their electoral votes by congressional district so it is possible to get a 3-1 split. Secondly, their law allow for redistricting to take effect in 2013. However, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. After the census, there was an 8,600 difference in population between the | Read More »