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« on: June 15, 2013, 03:03:06 PM »
With Michaud running for Governor, this is probably going to be one of the more competitive seats this cycle.

The Democrats already have their first candidate, with State Sen. Emily Ann Cain announcing her intention to run:
http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_17348.shtml
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM »
Kind of hope Republicans don't settle on Charlie Summers, but I think he'll run for this.
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2013, 04:48:57 PM »
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM
Kind of hope Republicans don't settle on Charlie Summers, but I think he'll run for this.

Why is that? Could he potentially win?
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2013, 05:34:30 PM »
Quote from: ajc0918 on June 15, 2013, 04:48:57 PM
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM
Kind of hope Republicans don't settle on Charlie Summers, but I think he'll run for this.

Why is that? Could he potentially win?

No, the opposite. I want a Republican in the seat, especially if its kind of a socially moderate type that the Northeasterners are, but Charlie Summers is not going to win this seat. I mean, Angus King is popular, sure, but that senate race probably should've been closer than 53-31. Summers just has this non-appeal to Mainers.

In other words, he seems like an Ovide Lamontagne type.
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2013, 03:50:13 PM »
Summers was the GOP candidate for Maine's other seat in 2008 (ran way ahead of McCain, too; lost by 9 points), so I doubt he'll go for this.
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2013, 04:24:33 PM »
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 05:34:30 PM
Quote from: ajc0918 on June 15, 2013, 04:48:57 PM
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM
Kind of hope Republicans don't settle on Charlie Summers, but I think he'll run for this.

Why is that? Could he potentially win?

No, the opposite. I want a Republican in the seat, especially if its kind of a socially moderate type that the Northeasterners are, but Charlie Summers is not going to win this seat. I mean, Angus King is popular, sure, but that senate race probably should've been closer than 53-31. Summers just has this non-appeal to Mainers.

In other words, he seems like an Ovide Lamontagne type.
This.
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2013, 11:25:14 PM »
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 05:34:30 PM
Quote from: ajc0918 on June 15, 2013, 04:48:57 PM
Quote from: Governor Maxwell on June 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM
Kind of hope Republicans don't settle on Charlie Summers, but I think he'll run for this.

Why is that? Could he potentially win?

No, the opposite. I want a Republican in the seat, especially if its kind of a socially moderate type that the Northeasterners are, but Charlie Summers is not going to win this seat. I mean, Angus King is popular, sure, but that senate race probably should've been closer than 53-31. Summers just has this non-appeal to Mainers.

In other words, he seems like an Ovide Lamontagne type.

Right now i don't see a single moderate among the most frequently discussed Republican candidates. ME-2 is slightly more social conservative then ME-1 (considered as a whole), though, surely, not a social conservative district. We will see soon...
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2013, 02:32:14 PM »
http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/LePage-considering-run-for-Congress.html

One of the Republicans interested in running for the open seat is...Paul LePage!?
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« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2013, 02:12:37 AM »
Paul LePage is a dick to reporters sometimes. This seems like one of these times.
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2013, 10:13:21 PM »
Quote from: Snowden/Manning 2016 on June 22, 2013, 02:12:37 AM
Paul LePage is a dick to reporters sometimes pretty much all the time.

Corrected.  Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 10:33:08 PM »
Quote from: Kevinstat on June 23, 2013, 10:13:21 PM
Quote from: Snowden/Manning 2016 on June 22, 2013, 02:12:37 AM
Paul LePage is a dick to reporters sometimes pretty much all the time.

Corrected.  Smiley

Actually, he's a dick. He's at best a dollar store version of Chris Christie.
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2013, 05:00:32 PM »
LePage rules out running for ME-2 http://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/27/news/state/lepage-says-he-might-not-seek-second-term/
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« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2013, 12:00:01 PM »
Alex Willette, a 24-year old R state legistor, is running.
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