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Maine Dem Dill: I haven’t spoken
to party leaders in months
The Hill, by Alexandra Jaffe
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Posted By:mainelysane, 10/14/2012 7:17:09 AM
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| Maine Democrat Cynthia Dill is rare among her fellow Democratic candidates in that her run for Senate is entirely independent of the national party.But that’s not by choice. Dill hasn’t received the endorsement of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and she doesn’t have the financial or technical backing of the party. Though DSCC chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has said Democrats would be monitoring the race, they’ve offered no indication that they’ll be investing funds in Dill’s bid,
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This is a shameful development. Democrats around the country should be outraged. Dill is far more liberal and "progressive" than Angus King, who's running as an Independent. King is loaded financially. The Democrats are ignoring Dill who won the primary for the nomination as the Democratic candidate for Senate to replace Olympia Snowe. King will most certainly caucus with the Democrats. As a Republican, I've put out campaign signs for Dill. A vote for her is a vote against King which is a vote for Charlie Summers, the Republican.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
john56, 10/14/2012 7:35:32 AM (No. 8931737)
Either King or Dill, if elected, are going to spend a lot of time talking with Dingy Harry and his cronies if elected.
Mostly saying, "Yes, sir, we will vote the way you demand. Thank you, sir, may I have another."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
JAN, 10/14/2012 8:08:31 AM (No. 8931799)
Simple strategy for public consumption.
I doubt it's true.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Bubbasuncle, 10/14/2012 8:22:21 AM (No. 8931830)
This is why I have disdain for both parties. It's all about the party bosses and their power; it is exactly why the Republican elite despises the Tea Party.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Johnny Angle, 10/14/2012 8:44:13 AM (No. 8931886)
Paul Ryan probably thinks she is lucky that she hasn't talked to one of those D'Rat idiots, like he had to last Thursday.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
sinic, 10/14/2012 8:51:03 AM (No. 8931903)
Looks like Cynthia's in a pickle.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
wendybird, 10/14/2012 8:55:57 AM (No. 8931912)
Maine is full of strong, independent people, like Vermont used to be. Why it still blue on the electoral map is way beyond me.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
southernboy, 10/14/2012 9:44:11 AM (No. 8932003)
#6 I wonder the same thing!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Eheu Fugaces, 10/14/2012 10:00:16 AM (No. 8932030)
Hah. New Socialist-Democrat gimmick to deceive voters in a tending-libertarian state.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
coldoc, 10/14/2012 10:20:13 AM (No. 8932064)
Just like Carmona in Az. He/she might be OK (for a dem) but they will caucus with reid et al, and keep the wackos in charge of the senate, blocking much of Romney's changes.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Susannah, 10/14/2012 10:26:39 AM (No. 8932079)
#6 and #7: Maine has a high poverty level. A lot of people are on the dole. Portland has become Somalia-on-the-Atlantic. People on entitlements are going to vote to continue the entitlements.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Babsathome, 10/14/2012 10:36:23 AM (No. 8932102)
#10 explains it well. These Somalis are supported by the Dim Black Caucus and have even demanded LL Bean know tow to demands. Add that to the porous border and there is a real problem.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
jir, 10/14/2012 10:38:35 AM (No. 8932107)
Thank you for helping me understand the situation in Maine. I love Maine, I would move there in a heart beat if I did not have to work. At 62.5, I can not start all over some where else. Maybe by the time I am 66 Maine will have changed for the better politically.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
rbwkc, 10/14/2012 11:01:35 AM (No. 8932158)
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rbwkc, 10/14/2012 11:02:32 AM (No. 8932162)
A lot of this comes down to what money the DNC has available...which isn't much. Zippy has been keeping most of the money for himself and not sharing.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
veritas, 10/14/2012 1:50:40 PM (No. 8932477)
Good posts. Thanks especially to #10 and #11.
Let's not miss this -- "DSCC chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)"
Patty Murray. Great Caesar's ghost!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
KTWO, 10/14/2012 2:09:27 PM (No. 8932517)
A single Senator seldom matters much except for the caucus.
Dill and King would help the Democrats hold the Senate. And we would will have Harry Reid stopping every GOP proposal for two more years.
Best outcome, the Republican wins and the Democrats devour one another.
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