we are talking about a governor with a -1 approval gonna win against a top 10 most popular senator(Angus King)?
anytime a 2 term governor who isn't crazy unpopular considers a run hes a top recruit.
In April, Morning Consult had LePage's approval at 48/49, making him one of only a handful of governors with underwater approval. Source
Cool story. hes within the margin of error of being approved by over half of voters, has high name ID and has been elected two times. thats a good candidate for a senate seat anywhere.
Well, by those standards, Richard Nixon would have been a good candidate in early 1974. 
I suspect that Angus King would be delighted to run against LePage. (FWIW, King's approval in the same Morning Consult survey was 67/23, or +44 vs LePage's -1. Senate rankings)
Comparing Nixon to LePage is idiocy. Nixon's approval rating was high 20s in early 74.
This isnt a discussion of who would win (King would win) its "how is LePage a good candidate" hes a good candidate because hes a 2 term governor who isn't unpopular... its not that hard
