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hike_me t1_itz75qv wrote

Reply to comment by Weird-Tomorrow-9829 in Why all the anti Jared Golden ads on TV and YouTube? by katahdindave

It’s also why LePage won reelection. It was an off year election. Rural turn out was way up due to the bear baiting referendum, while the vote in greater Portland / the coast was down. I’m 100% convinced Michaud would have won by a couple points otherwise.

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eljefino t1_itze2th wrote

They do this on purpose with something controversial. They had an anti-flag burning referendum meant to get all the old curmedgeons out to vote, hoping that the weak Republicans would get a boost.

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