Two minor quibbles... Hannah Pingree is Chellie Pingree's daughter and it's Shenna Bellows, not Sheena.
The thing we Maine Dems have all noticed is that while Susan Collins DOES occasionally vote against her party, it is always when her nay vote will not make a difference in the result--thus the GOP gets it way and Susie gets to claim and retain her "moderate" status.
Susie makes her personal political ads about all the pork and bacon she brings to (mostly corporate) Maine honey sweet and lets her PACs (*cough, Pine Tree Results, cough*) run the dirt and sling the mud.
It is very strange that she is so tough to beat because she hasn't held a town hall or any sort of public forum in Maine for decades and we seldom see her here unless she is campaigning for reelection
Thanks for the piece. Blueberries are indeed a real thing here. Hope you enjoyed your stay. Having lived in Maine for the last 35 years I can feel Mainers’ readiness to go with Jackson, a known quantity himself. He has excellent name recognition in Maine, although he is not universally loved, even by Democrats. I also think that the recent ice shootings in Biddeford. will further drag her down given her abysmal response. I was just in Biddeford the other day, and people are still totally outraged, sad and ready to take it out on Susan Collins. the motivation is palpable. Finally one small correction, Hannah Pingree is Chelsie Pingree’s daughter not her sister.
Great piece, glad you could visit us at the best time of year! One thing not noted here but important in Maine is how totally in the tank Maine media is for Collins, and has been for years. Collins Watch on social media and Andy O'Brien are great follows for documenting this bias in real time. I know liberals and conservatives complain everywhere about media biases, but it is real and well-documented over many years. The staff and ownershiip of the two biggest Maine papers (Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News) are infested with former Collins staffers and big money backers, and it shows. Luckily traditional media is less and less influential these days, because it has definitely hurt Collins's opponents in previous runs.
Two minor quibbles... Hannah Pingree is Chellie Pingree's daughter and it's Shenna Bellows, not Sheena.
The thing we Maine Dems have all noticed is that while Susan Collins DOES occasionally vote against her party, it is always when her nay vote will not make a difference in the result--thus the GOP gets it way and Susie gets to claim and retain her "moderate" status.
Susie makes her personal political ads about all the pork and bacon she brings to (mostly corporate) Maine honey sweet and lets her PACs (*cough, Pine Tree Results, cough*) run the dirt and sling the mud.
It is very strange that she is so tough to beat because she hasn't held a town hall or any sort of public forum in Maine for decades and we seldom see her here unless she is campaigning for reelection
Thx. Will fix
Thanks for the piece. Blueberries are indeed a real thing here. Hope you enjoyed your stay. Having lived in Maine for the last 35 years I can feel Mainers’ readiness to go with Jackson, a known quantity himself. He has excellent name recognition in Maine, although he is not universally loved, even by Democrats. I also think that the recent ice shootings in Biddeford. will further drag her down given her abysmal response. I was just in Biddeford the other day, and people are still totally outraged, sad and ready to take it out on Susan Collins. the motivation is palpable. Finally one small correction, Hannah Pingree is Chelsie Pingree’s daughter not her sister.
I’m still here and still loving it! Thx
Great piece, glad you could visit us at the best time of year! One thing not noted here but important in Maine is how totally in the tank Maine media is for Collins, and has been for years. Collins Watch on social media and Andy O'Brien are great follows for documenting this bias in real time. I know liberals and conservatives complain everywhere about media biases, but it is real and well-documented over many years. The staff and ownershiip of the two biggest Maine papers (Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News) are infested with former Collins staffers and big money backers, and it shows. Luckily traditional media is less and less influential these days, because it has definitely hurt Collins's opponents in previous runs.
Fascinating (and personal) analysis, thanks for this!