[randita]

Thanks for the background.

I’m thinking of Maine blue in relationship to presidential elections. I was disappointed in ME-01 and ME-02.

I know there are a lot of conservatives in the Maine interior, but again I guess it’s the coastline that holds sway.

A well organized Tea Party movement and a well organized GOP (the governor, senate and house will help greatly with that) will help hold Snowe’s feet to the fire for the next two years. If she ranges off the reservation too far, I imagine she will face a Tea Party backed primary challenger.

[Crichton]

Anothing thing to note is that Gov-elect LePage is on good terms with Sen. Snowe. I'm sure he'll endorse her.

The Congressional races are tough. No federal incumbent has been defeated since one-term Rep. Jim Longley Jr was swept into office in '94 and ushered back out in '96.