Damn. That was a pretty good chance for a Dem seat pickup.
Youâre right. But the resources can now be used elsewhere.
As I said before, it looked to me like the Governor thing was just a ploy to take some of pressure off her on Obamacare.
One would hope it would still be possible, but since the Democrats twice couldnât defeat a total right-wing nut job like Gov. LePage, it is hard to imagine that they could develop the competence to defeat Collins.
Thereâs no doubt that Collins would have waltzed into the Blaine House has she decided to run for governor here, even if she had to run as an Independent to avoid primary issues. Her decision to remain in the senate opens up a good chance that a Democrat can win the governorship here and start to pull us out of the hole Stinky LePage has gotten us into.
I;m not a fan of Collins in the Senate by any means, but I was happily surprised to see that she stood her ground on ACA repeal.Iâm sure she will fold on âtax reformâ but the dysfunctional GOP probably wonât be able to get its shit together to even get it far enough.
Yup, thatâs the problem, and the difficulty with the lost legion of the âmoderatesâ of the GOP â their presence creates the institutional majority for the lunatics to run the asylum.
particularly since the Commander in Cheat is all but guaranteeing more time will be taken up with Obamacare.
HmmmmâŚthatâd be saving some GOP Senators possible tough votesâŚ
According to fivethirtyeight, Collins votes with Trump just shy of 80pct of the time, even though Trump failed to carry Maine last year.
Bless her for her much needed ânoâ votes on ACA repeal, but that doesnât make her a moderate.
just so long as there isnât yet another third-party spoiler in the race⌠isnât that how LePage won both times?
The thing that got LePage elected and re-elected was independent Elliot Cutler, who couldnât win but insisted on inserting himself into the races. Without himâand maybe the Democrats can break his legs or something to keep him outâa good candidate could have a chance against Collins, whoâs getting a bit long in the tooth. Besides, some of the crazies might stay home to spite her for opposing Repeal and Donât Replace.
As Einstein said, âItâs all relative.â
As Yogi Berra said, âDeja Vu, all over againâŚâ.
And Berra said it repeatedly.
Trump is after some kind of omni-omni-omnibus that covers CHIP, DACA, ACA, taxes, and Iran. He thinks he can get it passed by the end of December.
If I didnât know better, Iâd think his grip on reality is suspect.
WaitâŚ
ETA: Youâre forgetting the wall!
Yeah, but he said that over and over expecting a different result.
I also forgot the Make Black Athletes Shut Up & Like Me Act.
Yep, itâs a winwinwinwinwin situation.
I will keep my seat. Select my money. And pretend to be a maverick.
Sound familiar?
BTW:
Fuck You, Sid McCrashcup!
As long as it impacts the most people the most detrimentally ⌠score!
(Tent and Awning model Sanders, once the door closes: âFuckinâ Spics!â)