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[–] youareivan 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

i'm thinking about moving to maine so i've been paying attention to politics up there and one thing i noticed, and in fact maine is known for, is the fact that the governor's political party frequently switches when a new one is elected. i think this has happened every time since the 50's.

i also note that gov. lepage is kind of nutty and has been in power long enough for his nuttiness to turn independents and centrists off. he also has a contentious relationship with the legislature including his own republican party. now i'm not saying he's a bad governor because i frankly don't have to time to keep track of maine's politics that closely, but i am saying it's certainly possible for him to lose an honest election.

i also think there's a disturbing trend going on where anytime an election is lost it is blamed on election fraud. of course shillary did it, but a lot of republicans are doing it too. now in no way am i saying there isn't any fraud going on, in fact i'm sure it's happening, but the fact that it's being used as a standard complaint is pretty worrying to me and makes actual cases of electoral fraud easier to ignore.

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