I live in Maine, and I can assure you that Maine is NOT all liberal. There are conservatives here, and I’m one of them....granted, I’m not a native of Maine....I lived on Long Island, New York and in Southern California, too.
I have a lot of relatives in Massachusetts, too, and most of them are staunch conservatives.
We have conservatives in our state government, although they are a minority. Our two members of the House of Representatives are both democrats, and the democrats control the state government.
Driving around last Fall, there were tons of McCain/Palin signs everywhere. Sarah Palin gave a speech at the Bangor International Airport last October, and she was introduced by Olympia Snowe of all people, who gave a very long speech as she introduced Sarah to the crowd.
Also, the 2nd Amendment is just as strong here in Maine as it is in Texas. Even the democrat politicians here, with a few exceptions, are pro-second amendment. The deer hunting season starts soon and it’s a big deal around here. Guns are everywhere but our crime rate is low.
Snowe and Collins keep getting re-elected because the democrats keep running candidates that are so left-wing it makes Snowe and Collins look like conservatives in comparison, which they are not. Many has an aging population and a lot of poverty in the northern part of the state, and these people tend to favor big government programs.
I wish there were term limits here in Maine....I think it’s the only way we’re going to get rid of these two Stimulus Sisters.
What the people are waiting for is some sign of Conservative conviction
Maybe Obamah will convert a lot of the more moderate Democrats over to the Republican side.
Texas is overall conservative, but the big cities like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin are liberal strong holds. The southern border area and towns are also strong Democrat holds.
We have a governor's race coming up which should be interesting.