This is driving our dishwasher turned governor nuts.
If there is one (with a spine), he or she must be there on vacation from somewhere else.
How is the wunderkind, Balducci, doing? I remember a few years back he wanted Maine to have universal health care. Did that ever happen, and if so, how well does it work?
Hampden is in the 2nd Congressional District, the less Democrat of Maine's two districts (Bush got 45.6% in 2000 and 46.1% in 2004). Brian Duprey sounds like he could be a good candidate to take on Michael Michaud, the pro-life, pro-gun Democrat first elected in 2002. However, after barely defeating a Snowe-backed RINO in 2002, Michaud has apparently solidified his hold on the swing district, defeating pro-abortion Republican Brian Hamel by 58%-39% in 2004. I don't know if it would be a smart move for Duprey to use his new-found fame to run for Congress---perhaps he could run against the very liberal Governor Baldacci instead, which would yield a higher reward. It sounds strange to be mentioning a state rep for Governor, but from the little I know about the Maine GOP there isn't much from which to choose when it comes to reasonably conservative candidates for statewide office.
*Marriage Ping*