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« on: June 06, 2017, 11:39:48 PM »
« edited: June 07, 2017, 12:31:46 AM by Da2017 »

How did Maine's 2nd congressional shift from Democrat to Republican?
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2017, 06:19:05 AM »

I believe it was Trump's appeal to more white and no-college-degree voters in the north
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2017, 10:33:46 AM »

I'm more surprised it stayed Democratic as long as it did actually.
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2017, 11:08:26 AM »

It is a bit surprising it stayed Dem for so long. Though I don't think it's totally lost for Dems yet at least. Hillary Clinton was a uniquely poor fit for it, just like with WI-03 and PA-17. Someone like Michael Michaud could probably win it in a relatively neutral year, and Poliquin isn't a very strong incumbent.
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2017, 02:51:14 PM »

Simple answer: They voted for change in 2008, 2012, and 2016. They want change and don't care what party brings it to them.

As an aside, Hillary was a poor fit for the entire state not just the second district. Obama won by 17 in 2008 and by 15 in 2012. Hillary won by less than 3. It wasn't only northern Maine she did poorly in but also inland communities throughout the state.
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2017, 05:32:09 PM »

I'm more surprised it stayed Democratic as long as it did actually.
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2017, 07:18:26 PM »

Continuation of the change promised by Obama vs. establishment snake oil salesman Romney (who hardly represented change).
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2017, 03:20:49 AM »

It's a very elastic area - even more so than the other Northern states that flipped. In my running model of the 2020 election based on elasticity and Trump's approval, it has already flipped back to the Democrats.

It's also a very poor white area: it's basically a Deep South state - in some cases, even poorer - in terms of median household income among whites. Maine in general is poor (across all races), but among whites in ME-2, it's even worse.

It makes sense that Trump would do very well there compared to 08/12, but it is not by any means lost. I imagine it'll rebound by much more than any of the Rust Belt states if there is any 18/20 wave, and it might even flip before a state like WI does again - certainly before somewhere like OH.

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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2017, 08:59:16 AM »

What Griffin said, loss of jobs, anti-TPP message helped tremendously, or bigly if you want to add that.
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