Morning Sentinel
We're not confounded at Sen. Collins' performance
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel 12/14/2007

The latest polls for Maine's U.S. Senate race have simply confirmed what voters have known for years: that Susan Collins is doing a fantastic job serving the people of Maine. Several polls have shown Collins leading her challenger, Tom Allen, by more than 20 percentage points and her approval ratings remain sky high. This is not all that surprising considering that Collins is a diligently hard worker, has proven an ability to get things done, and has exhibited a moderate, pragmatic streak during her time in the Senate.

While Mainers have long been aware of these facts, some national media outlets and political analysts are just coming to realize how strong her appeal truly is. Chris Cillizza, a political analyst for The Washington Post, summed up his feelings about the Maine Senate race, saying that "this race continues to confound."

Why is Cillizza confounded? Well, he probably assumes like many in the national media that Maine's U.S. Senate race will be close because Maine is a blue state and the Iraq war will hurt Collins. These reporters, however, fail to recognize that voters in this state don't choose their elected officials based on party affiliations, but make those decisions based on performance.

In 2008, Maine voters will reject the blatant partisanship of Allen's campaign and will re-elect a senator who values getting things done over her party label.

Keith Mahoney

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mainefem of Brewer, ME
Dec 15, 2007 1:42 PM
Pardon my error.

Mahoney is now Chair of the UMF College Republican's club:

http://studentorgs.umf.maine.edu/~umfcrs/eboard.html

Saluting the troops, while standing up in a (stolen) grocery shopping cart?

I'm "confounded," re: why 5K+ Maine's College Republican club's chapter members haven't enlisted in the Army?

Let's show some authentic "patriotism" (vs. spewing relentless partisan rhetoric).

Support Collins's "surge" propaganda; & all Maine College Republican Club chapter's Chickenhawks may enlist in the Army here:

http://tinyurl.com/2yj9lk

(Pssssssst: there's an "enlistment bonus incentive" in it for 'ya).

shrub has quotas to meet....report abuse
mainefem of Brewer, ME
Dec 15, 2007 1:19 PM
Mainers who possess half a brain can *research* Mahoney's identity on Google in a couple of seconds (e.g., UMF's College Republican club's Vice-Chair).

...nothing "confounded" about it.

http://tinyurl.com/2lekum

Idiot.report abuse
VivaBusho of Waterville, ME
Dec 14, 2007 4:17 PM
A "Republican" involved in "higher education" is an oxymoron, thus this letter writer affiliating with UMF is absurd. There's nothing removely logical about Republican dogma. That college students can't be objective enough or knowlegeable enough to see through the smoke of anti-middle class Republican dogma isn't saying good things about both the college AND student(s).report abuse
VivaBusho of Waterville, ME
Dec 14, 2007 4:12 PM
The race hasn't even started and Collins is an incumbant. This letter-writer obviously hasn't been following Senate votes. There's nothing "independent" about Collins, she's a Republican who claims to be "independent" but is nothing more than a willing pawn of the same Republican party that is up to its eyeballs in deceit.report abuse

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