[Non-Sequitur]

To fend off such a challenge, Snowe might have pointed to the failed candidacy of Christine O'Donnell in Delaware and warned Tea Party activists that if they want to hand a Republican seat to the Democrats the best way to do it would be to replace her on the ballot.

Wouldn't that depend on who the Tea Party candidate was and who the Democrat candidate was? Just because Snowe isn't on the ballot doesn't mean that the Democrat is a shoe-in.

Unless, of course, she's planning to go Murkowski on us.

[chickadee]

Very good points. In our state, a businessman, who never participated in politics before, was moved to run against Russ Feingold because of Obamacare. Feingold was so arrogant throughout the process before the vote on Obamacare - treating the people at his “town halls” with such disregard and lying about the amount of opposition to the bill - that this became a flashpoint. The newcomer (Ron Johnson) ran a positive and masterful campaign, sticking to his points about cutting debt and repealing Obamacare.