DEMOCRAT WINS special Maine House election.

[RBInMaine]

Last edited Wed Mar 11, 2015, 04:31 AM - Edit history (2)

Democrat Anne "Pinney" Beebe-Center, a former County Commissioner, won a special election tonight in a 4-way contest for the Rockland/Owl's Head area House seat. This came open when the incumbent Dem who won by just 135 votes in November abruptly resigned two months after her re-election and moved from the area.

The Republican from November ran again this time, and the GOP and their allies dumped in more money than the Dems. The Dem won with smart, targeted campaigning (turnout is everything in a special election) and with a narrative in opposition to Gov. LePage's TRICKLE-DOWN budget proposal which seeks to eliminate the income tax and replace it with higher sales and property taxes, a proposal that he never even mentioned during his re-election campaign. (People HATE this budget proposal, and we need to keep that PRESSURE on.)

This is a good one for the Dems. It tells us that we have a great shot a re-taking the State Senate in two years which the R's won in November, and it bodes well for having a very good cycle all around next time IF we keep the message focused, be STRONG, and campaign well.

What do Democrats stand for? Simple. NO TO TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS AND AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW.

(PS: The others in the race were a Green and a Libertarian. They didn't get much.)

[Old and In the Way]

1. This Mainiac approves, RBInMaine!

Thanks for the post.....most of us understand that LePage is a buffoon in our State who doesn't represent the clear majority below Augusta.

[RBInMaine]

2. His TRICKLE-DOWN PIECE OF CRAP budget proposal is HATED up and down the state. I love that the

rural folks are HATING it more and more and they stand to lose their revenue sharing but have no non-profits to tax.

The hospitals hate it, the forest rangers hate it, the real estate people hate it, the towns and cities hate it... We need to attend those
LePage tour stops as he tries to sell his snake oil and CHALLENGE him IN PUBLIC on his rotten TRICKLE-DOWN PIECE OF CRUD budget ideas fed to him by ALEC.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Maybe when Republicans stop running 3rd way candidates desisigned to give LePage

A split, we will start electing better candidates. Sadly, "more progressive"candidates keep getting morons like LePage elected.

[freshwest]

4. Thanks for the news of Maine's success.

[RBInMaine]

5. Thanks. Gotta be CLEAR and STRONG and we WIN.

[Arkana]

6. Someone tie Eliot Cutler to a chair, and maybe you'll beat that immature ass

you call a governor next time.

[Corey_Baker08]

7. Great News & Congratulations To The Congresswoman Elect!

[RBInMaine]

10. It is a STATE seat, not Congress. But thanks. It bodes well for our state.

[greatlaurel]

8. That is very good news, indeed.

Way to go Maine. I hope this is a good sign for the future.