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still_one

(98,883 posts) Sun Jan 24, 2021, 09:42 AM Jan 2021

It is hard for me to understand how Joe Biden could win Maine by 53% to 44%, while in the [View all]

same election Collins won against Sara Gideon by about the same amount.

On the issues Sara Gideon is almost 100% aligned with Biden.

I wonder why there is such a disparity, and what the people of Maine were thinking to vote for Biden overwhelmingly, but not for Gideon

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It is hard for me to understand how Joe Biden could win Maine by 53% to 44%, while in the [View all] still_one Jan 2021 OP

Some people Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #1

I understand the incumbent advantage, however, the last four years Collins has pretty much rubber still_one Jan 2021 #12

Yeah, you'd think. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #14

simple answer Botany Jan 2021 #2

Nope. TwilightZone Jan 2021 #8

We don't use touchscreen machines in Maine jpak Jan 2021 #9

There's no vote flipping going on. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #10

Comparing Kentucky with Maine is NOT comparable still_one Jan 2021 #15

McConnell does not have a 13% approval rating in his home state. apnu Jan 2021 #27

I agree KY is very very very red but still it saddens me that its people will vote agains their ... Botany Jan 2021 #31

They aren't necessarily voting against their best interests StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #34

Power of incumbency and the brainwashing that "checks" on the President's party needed in Congress hlthe2b Jan 2021 #3

Susan Collins is a longtime Senator from Maine. It's the same way Manchin wins West Virginia JI7 Jan 2021 #4

I agree with you about the focus of resources Buckeyeblue Jan 2021 #11

The down ballot results should be investigated. That's for sure. judesedit Jan 2021 #5

Between 90-98% of incumbents are re-elected. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #6

Thank goodness that wasn't the case with trump still_one Jan 2021 #16

But, it saddens me to think that an R had to be this bat-shit crazy NOT to be re-elected Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #21

Well said, and you are not alone that thinking still_one Jan 2021 #22

... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #23

Susan Collins ran an effective negative campaign against Gideon jpak Jan 2021 #7

ok. Gideon was a state representative, so she should not have been unknown to the people of Maine still_one Jan 2021 #18

I saw many many more negative ads against Gideon jpak Jan 2021 #32

A lot of us assumed Gideon would win, but I am not from Maine, and a lot of those who still_one Jan 2021 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author jpak Jan 2021 #33

Collins got a boost after she voted against Amy Barrett forSC on grounds it wasn't fair to Democrats wishstar Jan 2021 #13

Mitch gave her his permission for her to vote that way. Bluepinky Jan 2021 #30

Name recognition...many will simply vote for the candidate whose name they know. sop Jan 2021 #17

For one thing, See-Saw isn't Indian-Armenian. For another, Republicans who voted against Trump but GreenPartyVoter Jan 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Jan 2021 #20

Your last point is worth considering, however, I think the example be more comparable if instead of still_one Jan 2021 #24

Maine is super weird. apnu Jan 2021 #25

People vote for different reasons and not always issues. It is hard to knock off a sitting incumbent Demsrule86 Jan 2021 #26

I wasn't aware that Maine had ranked choice voting still_one Jan 2021 #28

Never Trump republicans Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #29