ME-02 race is striking. The 3rd party candidate I think was a conservative. He got something around 10-11%, but Polinquin (sp?) still won.
I think this is the first time a Republican has held this seat since Olympia Snowe before she ran for Senate.
What's more impressive is that LePage improved his 2010 standing, and exit polls showed he would have won by 3 points without Cutler in the race. Remarkable. This was very pleasant, and he is a kind-hearted governor and one of my favorite executives. He won everywhere but Portland, which has more in common with San Francisco than it does Maine.
In response to your commentary, who on the Right is advocating or has advocated wage cuts?
You're assuming that the people who voted for the independent were all people who thought Poliquin is a RINO, when in reality most of them were probably just generic protest votes.
