Reply #36: Snorting about a deep-blue Maine [View All]

[Donna Zen]

Earlier this evening I was on the phone lining up a Dem. retreat for our area. My friend is not connected with the internet buzz, so I'm kinda the go-to digital Dem. Anyway, when I told him that the net believes we are deep-blue, he just cracked up. We are extremely purple folks once you leave the south. The ancestors of my neighbors were very republican, and if they are now willing to vote for some Dems., it wouldn't take much to turn that trend around.

We'll keep working to sell our message, but please don't send us Hillary. Actually, my friend thinks that Gore might do well here. We have a huge independent and Green population; however, all my neighbors have 4-wheel drives. Maybe. I'd certainly be willing to do all I could. Clark is easy. We have the highest per-capita demographic of retired military of any state. This is a gun-loving, NASCAR watching, Christian area. Maine may not have many electoral votes, but if you want them, you have to a candidate that doesn't scare them into the republican line.

Remember, Edwards not only never served, he's never even owned a gun. That matters.