[Impy]

It is the more conservative, less democrat district of the two but that doesn't make it a conservative district. It hasn't voted GOP for President since 1988. It had a high Perot vote in 1992 and the last Republican to hold it was RINO Olympia Snowe, when she ran for the Senate in 1994 it elected a democrat, 1 of only 4 GOP seats that year to switch from R to D. Curiously the other more liberal seat elected a Republican that year. I hope a halway decent Republican is able to snag the seat next year now that poopy pants Mike is vacating it.

He's certainly less liberal than the rat who represents the first district, who is a total insane moonbat. He used to be pro-life but he's flip flopped on that. There is a third party candidate on the left so he's positioning himself as far left as possible.

[campaignPete R-CT]

impy, here is the script for Maine CD #2 in ‘14:
1. GOP liberals get behind one candidate (Kevin Raye plays that role in ‘14)
2. A strong conservative alternative is his main challenger (Bruce Poliquin appears to be cast in that role)
3. The grassroots right splinters up their vote with a few candidates running well back with anywhere from 5% to 16% of the vote.
4. Therefore, the GOP liberal wins by a decent margin.

http://www.brucepoliquin.net/

[raccoonradio]

>>It is the more conservative, less democrat district of the two but that doesn’t make it a conservative district.

Right and I did point out his positions, etc.
One Maine native (living in Bangor at least part of the time) is Stephen King who is definitely a moonbat. I read a book where he and a friend wrote emails back and forth following the Red Sox in ‘04, and he kept glorifying that great candidate John Kerry. Ugh. King owns several Bangor radio stations including one that runs progressive talk (Stephanie Miller, Ed Schultz etc.) New England doesn’t have too many prog talk stations—there are a few others in Brattleboro VT and western MA—though then again most libs probably prefer NPR.