King took more than 50% of the vote in his last two races even though they were three way races. LePage won only because he was in three way races. King has to be the favorite in this one.
For people who think that Jesse Ventura is middle of the road, he once said that he would choose King as his VP if he ever ran for president.
Maine and the country have changed since King was last elected in 2012.
The obscure democrat running against King in 2012 didn’t do all that well....Maine democrats gravitated to the better known King, who was just as liberal.
As for LePage, he did better than expected in the liberal Portland area when he ran for re-election in 2014.
Maine has been trending red in recent years, so LePage definitely has a chance against King should he, LePage, run in 2018 against King.
I’m not saying that LePage is a shoo-in for the Senate seat, but he would stand a better chance than any other Maine Republican, who aren’t all that well-known, even within the borders of Maine.