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Citing too much partisanship in Washington, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe will not run for re-election, she announced Tuesday.
Snowe, a moderate Republican who was often a key swing vote on partisan issues, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994. She previously represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House for 16 years.
"After 33 years in the Congress this was not an easy decision. My husband and I are in good health. We have laid an exceptionally strong foundation for the campaign, and I have no doubt I would have won re-election," she said in a statement.
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I'd celebrate but who knows what Maine would put up to replace her.
Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/28/snowe-announces-wont-seek-re-election/#ixzz1njCBj0yN)If Obama wins re-election it won't matter who they elect. It is over.
I'd celebrate but who knows what Maine would put up to replace her.
Moderate, my ass. When Dems have a more conservative voting record than her, she needs to GO.
VESTANUMBERS FOR SENATE!!:cheers1:
She's probably the most conservative person in the state.
That speaks volumes.
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I'd celebrate but who knows what Maine would put up to replace her.
She's probably the most conservative person in the state.
That speaks volumes.
She's probably the most conservative person in the state.:stoner:
That speaks volumes.
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Vesta doesn't live in Maine. She lives in NewMarket, NH I believe..As long as Cheryl Pingree doesn't get it, I think we will be ok...
Hillary didn't live in New York, and she became a senator there... :fuelfire:In the fine lib/dem tradition of carpetbagging.
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I'd celebrate but who knows what Maine would put up to replace her.
Hillary didn't live in New York, and she became a senator there... :fuelfire:Those were my first thoughts when I saw the Snowe story on Drudge last night. Hmmm... I wonder who the Donks are going to issue marching orders to and send up to Maine to grab this seat?
Hillary didn't live in New York, and she became a senator there... :fuelfire:
I can't help but think she did this purposely to screw the Republicans.
Whatever would give you that idea? Her voting record?
Maine GOP party apparatchik is kind of like that of P-town North's. You could fit them both into a phone booth.
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Voting with Republicans in favor of the amendment were Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, both up for re-election, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who is retiring. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who only this week abandoned her re-election bid out of frustration with the polarized Congress, was the lone Republican to vote to defeat the amendment.
Democrats pounced on the symbolism of Snowe's decisions. "If Republicans keep this up, they're going to drive away independent voters, women and men, just as they are driving moderates out of their caucuses," said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
But Republicans kept one such senator in the fold on the vote, Snowe's fellow senator from Maine. Sen. Susan Collins kept all sides on edge until minutes before the vote, saying on the Senate floor that she was troubled that the administration could not assure her that faith-based self-insured organizations would be protected from the mandate to cover contraception.
"I feel that I have to vote for Sen. Blunt's amendment," she said.
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Next Rhino to go should be Suzie Collins. Margret Chase Smith must be rolling over in her grave. However, we here in the Granite State have our own Mean Jean Shaheen. :thatsright:
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Next Rhino to go should be Suzie Collins. Margret Chase Smith must be rolling over in her grave. However, we here in the Granite State have our own Mean Jean Shaheen. :thatsright:
That's okay, 2014 is coming. While I don't harbor any illusions about the GOP keeping a veto-proof majority in the NH House or Senate, that won't be as critical as they will keep their majority, and we probably will have a GOP governor in Concord.
I'm still kinda pissed 2CD went with Bass, though--he's still vunerable to Annie the Abortionist. Had they gone with Jennifer Horn, her seat would be much safer.
And as far as 1CD? Who's going to seriously challenge Guinta? Che again? Puh-leez. Doubtful she even makes it past the primary.
Moderate, my ass. When Dems have a more conservative voting record than her, she needs to GO.