MAINE Progressives And Moderates Kicked Some Corporate Right Wing Ass Tonight !

[RBInMaine]

As in many other states, Maine corporate RePUKES tried to make it harder for people to vote by eliminating our same day registration law, a law actually sponsored by the Republican Party in 1973 and passed unanimously by a Republican-controlled legislature (and signed by a Dem Governor). But that was when Maine Republicans were more moderate, in the model of Bill Cohen and Margaret Chase Smith. They have now gone TeaRadical, and Mainers aren't buying it.

So we put together a large coalition of progressive organizations and got 70,000 signatures in record time. Just one month. 58,000 were needed. We then launched an outstanding grassroots campaign with 1200 volunteers on the ground and on the phones by GOTV time. For 7 weeks we canvassed, phonebanked, wrote letters to the editor, dropped lit, and put up signs. We had house parties, had some rallies, debated well, raised money with many small donations (and some large DISCLOSED ones too from some well off PROGRESSIVES), and cut great tv and radio ads with real Mainers made in Maine.

The other side relied on undisclosed corporate cash and LIES about "voter fraud" in Maine. In the endgame they cut nasty deceptive negative ads, made robo calls, and sent mailers. (We sent some mailers too targeted to less likely voters and included absentee vote by mail applications, and also did some targeted robo calls recorded by former Senator George Mitchell to more rural areas harder to staff with phone bankers.)

In the end, we kicked the TeaPartiers asses by a 60/40 margin.

This is what Democracy looks like. Grassroots. Working together. Working hard. Focused. Solid campaigning.

OCCUPY THE CAMPAIGNS AND THE VOTING BOOTHS ! THAT is how we will take this country back ! We can do it in Maine. And we can do it anywhere !

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. K & R

:kick:

[CakeGrrl]

2. Excellent! K/R

[jaxx]

3. Good for Maine! Well done.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. It's time for Maine to turn the LePage on this unfortunate era

[flamingdem]

12. nice slogan for ME ! nt

[gateley]

5. Go Maine! And you're right:

OCCUPY THE CAMPAIGNS AND THE VOTING BOOTHS ! THAT is how we will take this country back !

:patriot: :bounce:

[NBachers]

6. Congratulations! You inspire and encourage The United States of America, Maine!

And you're helping to put me in a really good mood this election night.

[Populist_Prole]

7. Was surprised to hear how RW Maine went last elections

True to form, the teabaggers overreached and got the snot beaten out of them. Very good to hear, as I was wondering.

[flamingdem]

8. Maine Rocks!

I knew you weren't Repuke types up there

[RBInMaine]

9. No, Maine is a truly moderate to progressive state. In 2010 economic frustration and their base

being more energized, along with lots of corporate cash, came together, as it did elsewhere, to hand them a good election. But yes, true to form they overplayed their hand and Mainers weren't having it. They said it was all about "jobs jobs jobs" and then decided to take down labor department murals, attack unions, attack choice, and attack our voting laws. Last night Maine's progressives and moderates said NO to that right wing radicalism. We spanked them, and they EARNED it. We voted to keep same day voter registration BIGTIME. Sweet win.

[flamingdem]

11. I hope they can replace the mural

if not paint another. These symbols are important

[Raven]

10. Mainers are known for their decency and common sense...

Way to go, Maine!