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Tom Daschle came to stump for Chellie Pingree’s in her challenge vs Susan Collins in 2002. Daschel was on his way out but just didn't know it yet. I told her daughter at that time that Daschel would be Pingree's demise and he helped. Her daughter in an email disagreed. She lost. I won my case -58 percent to 42. Collins [3rd term] went on to beat Tom Allen "the vote skipper" and Beverly Hills lib (that's where he campaigned)by over 60%. Tom Allen, lobbyist, went on to run the trade group that represents American book publishers.[American Book Publisher's Association]

So Maine's cup is 1/2 full not 1/2 empty.

Pingree's present totals by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics shows that 85 percent of her contributions of more than $200 have come from away. The largest percentage originated from the New York metropolitan area. [where she was just flown again by private jet--the NYC theatrical people, 'perhaps' Joy Behar was there??-perhaps not as Behar said on the View that Snowe was a senator from VT, so intelligence lacks ]. It was a Palin bast fest at the time.

Challenger Scontras is 74 percent of such contributions coming from Maine, which is to be expected for a challenger without wide name recognition outside the state.

There was some attempt by one opinionater to compare Pingree to Palin, but only as Maine and Alaska have pine trees, snow and ice. It was a stretch ;)

We're trying..

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...and moose!