I'd like to encourage the DCCC to recruit Emily Cain and Brad Schneider to run again. And again and again and again.
Schneider is actually not terrible. He happened to be running in an R-friendly district against a very strong opponent in his own right.
Cain though, is a f***ing horrible Macklecrat. Dismal electoral prospects aside, appeasing Paul LePage is unforgivable, and of all people she could have lost to I'm glad it was the man who helped craft the budget that she gave into. Justice could not have been more poetic in Maine's 2nd, and if she runs again, I will not endorse her.
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Oh, I know. It's still pretty friendly to Rs at the local level, IIRC. (I mean Kirk wound up surviving both waves and Dold almost held in 2012)
I'd like to encourage the DCCC to recruit Emily Cain and Brad Schneider to run again. And again and again and again.
Schneider is actually not terrible. He happened to be running in an R-friendly district against a very strong opponent in his own right.
Cain though, is a f***ing horrible Macklecrat. Dismal electoral prospects aside, appeasing Paul LePage is unforgivable, and of all people she could have lost to I'm glad it was the man who helped craft the budget that she gave into. Justice could not have been more poetic in Maine's 2nd, and if she runs again, I will not endorse her.
What is a "Macklecrat"?
A term I made up. Kind of a pejorative for Democrats who choose to emphasize social issues (like abortion, gun control, gay marriage) and move to the center (or hard right in some cases) on economics. Basically the DLC's evolution (more like a thin veil from the fact that they offer little to no difference from the Republican Party on economics).
