“The problem with Maine is you either have Collins or a Democrat most likely. Too many country club Republican types to make anything but a RINO viable in that state.”
I’ve never bought into that myth. LePage won in Maine. And Scott Brown won here in MA when he ran as a conservative. He lost when he ran as a moderate.
That logic is just touted to convince us to never nominate a conservative because moderates are easy for democrats to beat.
Collins has a hard-line liberal democrat running against her. If she’s the nominee she’ll be beaten. Only a conservative can go toe to toe against a liberal because moderates don’t like to criticize or attack anybody but conservatives.
I buy it as a political reality. Republicans are more liberal in the Northeast and states like Illinois and California.
While there are exceptions, a moderate is more electable there. All-in-all Scot Brown is a moderate.
The most viable tea party senators will come from states like South Carolina and Kentucky.