A message to the Democrats in Augusta

It's time to fix our budget. We are the highest taxed state in the country and we have one of the lowest incomes in the country. It's time to take a step back and look at the big picture. Mainers have great confidence in the Democrats in Augusta to fix this problem. We voted no on TABOR, we voted for Baldacci, and we elected a Democratic majority. We want the Democrats in control. But you need to fix the budget, because things could get real dicey in 2008. TABOR carried 45% of the vote here in Maine. That shows you that people want our budget fixed. I'm calling on our state legislature to tackle this issue head on, in a non-partisan way.

Recount update

John McDonough (R-Scarborough) declared winner in District 128, and Peggy Pendleton (D-Scarborough) in District 127. 11 more races are scheduled for a recount in the next few weeks, according to Maine's Secretary of State.

MaineToday.com

AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican John McDonough and Democrat Peggy Pendleton were confirmed as the winners of two Maine House of Representatives seats following recounts of votes Tuesday for seats in Scarborough. The recount of ballots in District 127 showed McDonough the winner over Democrat Shawn Babine, who requested the recount. The recount showed McDonough won with 2,151 votes to 2,108 for Babine.

In the District 128 race, Pendleton remained the winner over Republican Sylvia Most by a margin of 2,079 to 2,053. Votes for Green Independent Leo Tallarico remained unchanged, with about 5 percent of the vote.

Recount

Looks like we won't know the exact makeup of the Maine House until a recount is finished...

Boston.com

AUGUSTA, Maine --Maine election officials have scheduled 13 recounts starting Tuesday in disputed elections for state House of Representatives seats.

More recounts could be added, officials in the Secretary of State's office said Monday. Also requested is a recount of votes in the Knox County commissioner election.
Tuesday's recounts are in House Districts 127 and 128, both of which cover the Scarborough area. In District 127, Republican John McDonough was the apparent Election Day winner over Democrat Shawn Babine.

A reminder

Susan Collins promised that she would serve only two terms. That's right, two terms. Her second term will end in 2008, and she has already planned on running in 2008. What does that make her? A liar. Ms. Collins, when you make a promise, please back it up.

MyDD

Susan Collins is very popular, but also pledged only to serve two-terms and it looks like she might retire, having only raised $400,000 for her reelection. If she runs again, she will be hard to beat, having a 69% approval rating, though attacking her for breaking her two-term pledge in a blue state like Maine could signal her defeat. If she decides not to run, it looks like Rep. Tom Allen, who has raised $440,000, could take this seat. Run, Allen, run!

Time for a change

This from WLBZ2 in Bangor

She wasn't up for re-election, but Maine Senator Susan Collins still took a hit last week. "I never anticipated we would lose control of the Senate." Collins told News Center. "I must say that was a real surprise to me."

Collins is now part of the congressional minority. Democrats recaptured control of both the United States Senate and House for the first time since 1994. Collins says she thinks voters got their point across."They want a different approach, they're tired of partisan gridlock." Collins said. "They're tired of people just trying to score political points, rather than getting things done."

You are right Ms. Collins. They do want a different approach. They are tired of partisan politics. They're tired of your rubberstamping. You have been scoring political points within your party all along with your huge rubberstamp. The people of this country have woken up, and they want change. And I believe Mainers want a change too, starting with you in 2008.

Opening day

Hello everyone. My name is Craig and I started this blog for one reason: To get Democrats elected in Maine. My main goal is to see Susan Collins defeated in 2008 by a Democratic candidate. I will use this as a platform to highlight Ms. Collin's work and voting record. I will use this platform to promote a Democratic candidate to run against her. I will also use this site to highlight the work our Democratic party is doing in Maine, from city councils all the way up to the Blaine House.

I am looking for contributors. If you would like to contribute to this site and it's goals, please feel free to leave a comment or email me craig.burnham AT gmail.com