Maine was +15 Baraq in 2012.
How did this guy pull it off?
a lot of people, though dislikeing his personal style, liked his results. Had a number of leftists who cornered me and said I am voting for Lepage.
Why? They could see the good results of a state getting back under control fiscally.
He is now trying to eliminate the income tax and shift it to property taxes. Not popular. But what it does is take money away from bureaucrats. Hoo hoo you should see how the hospitals and other agencies are fighting having their gravy trains dry up.