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As Maine Goes...A Comment on the US Senate Straw Poll on Maine News
Saturday, January 5, 2008
As Maine Goes...A Comment on the Senate Straw Poll
The January 3 post on Maine News, shown in the sidebar on my personal blog at http://lauriedobson.blogspot.com will stay up as the best indicator to date of my support in Maine. At this point, today, the race still shows me ahead of Collins. Tom, with help no doubt from his having to resort to Facebook and the Democratic Party's alertmobile, has finally pulled ahead of me.
It's a very questionable poll. In the first place, nobody is on the ballot yet, since they were just put out this week, so the public has yet to weigh in on their choice. They don't know me yet and how could they? I have not been reported as running in Maine's major papers, not through lack of effort! This is significant, since the Democratic Party is will aware of this race and has put time and money into it.
Despite the Dem push for Tom and the Rep push for Susan, I gained an early lead AND HELD IT for two days! Were the parties asleep at the wheel? I don't think so--maybe they just didn't exert themselves--until they saw that Laurie Dobson was beating the pants off them.
News of ME's poll was not fair, since there were adds for Allen posted directly above the poll and links were made to turnmaineblue, an openly and rapidlly pro-Allen political advertisement blog which has tried to vigorously denounce Dobson with slander. Nevertheless, Dobson showed 'em that she's in the race and she's hanging in there!
While I don't blame the blog for openly proselytizing for Allen, I don't think they should try to explain away the early success of Dobson as an accident. I guess you could explain Iowa that way to Hillary, also the anointed one from the Dems. But this year, anything goes and that goes for Maine. And as Maine goes, so they say....
www.dobsonforsenate.com Please vote for Laurie Dobson: Maine’s Independent US Senate Candidate!
Thread location: Senate Races
Keyword tags:
senate
Posted:
Jan 5 2008, 8:58 AM EST by
lauriegdobson
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Senate Races
There are 35 Senate seats up for re-election in 2008 (33 Class II seats plus special elections for unfinished terms in Wyoming and Mississippi
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races
Keyword tags:
senate,
senate elections,
senate races,
senator,
senators
Last updated:
Mar 13 2008, 11:12 PM EDT by
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No Senate Plans
Artur Davis recently stated last month that he is not considering a Senate bid against Jeff Sessions, so expect this seat to remain in the hands of the Democrats, which is always the outcome in this district, which has a large African-American base.
Thread location: AL-07
Keyword tags: None
Posted:
Feb 4 2007, 4:17 PM EST by
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ME-Sen
Maine Senate Race Incumbent Susan Collins Party Republican Seeking Re-election? Yes
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > ME-Sen
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Last updated:
May 10 2008, 6:31 AM EDT by
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What do you think of a Chambliss - Bishop matchup for the senate.
Sanford Bishop for U.S. Senate in 2008. Do anyone agree. I think he has an excellent shot of beating Saxby Chambliss if he were to challenge him.
Thread location: GA-02
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Posted:
Apr 26 2007, 3:25 PM EDT by
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Watch How Levin Handles the Senate Armed Services Committee
Senator Levin chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee and also the permanent subcommittee on Investigations. The first is charged with Congressional oversight of the Iraq and Afghanistan military operations, and the subcommittee on Investigations has almost unlimited jurisdiction. Our support for his reelection should hinge in large part on how these committees bring into public view the corruption of contractors, the manipulation of intelligence by the Bush Administration, the infringement of civil liberties - all of it.
Thread location: MI-Sen
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Posted:
Dec 9 2006, 10:27 PM EST by
Loispots
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GA Senate
Cathy Cox rumored to be interested in running.
Thread location: GA-Sen
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Posted:
Nov 24 2006, 2:04 PM EST by
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2008 Senate race
I sure hope Harold Ford is running, Tenn. and America needs him.
Thread location: TN-Sen
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Posted:
Nov 24 2006, 10:40 PM EST by
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2008 senate race
Yes, I agree. Harold is by far the most qualified of any potential candidate to do the people's business in Washington. His record is immaculate and Tennesseans just won't accept the previous defeat.
Thread location: TN-Sen
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Posted:
Jan 2 2007, 11:38 PM EST by
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SENATE RACE ' 08
I heard rumors that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are trying to recruit Sanford Bishop (D) Albany, Jim Butler (D) Columbus, Michael Thurmond (D) Athens, & possibly State Senator Robert Brown (D) Macon. These are terrific candidates to challenge Saxby Chambliss & bring the seat back to the Georgia Democrats.
Thread location: GA-Sen
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Posted:
Apr 26 2007, 3:12 PM EDT by
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Another Senate Race
Another page for Wyoming needs to be added now that Senator Thomas has died, necesitating a special election for Wyoming's other seat.
Thread location: WY-Sen
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Posted:
Jun 6 2007, 1:55 PM EDT by
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New names for the senate.
David Poythress (D-GA) & Josh Lanier (D-GA) are two new names being mentioned as candidates to Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) in 2008. Poythress would make a very strong candidate to chambliss if he were to run.
Thread location: GA-Sen
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Posted:
Oct 9 2007, 12:48 PM EDT by
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NH-Sen
New Hampshire Senate Race Incumbent John E. Sununu Party Republican Seeking Re-election
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > NH-Sen
Keyword tags:
John Sununu,
new hampshire,
NH,
senate
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May 10 2008, 6:58 AM EDT by
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2008 Alabama Senate Race
In a recent informal poll about whether or not Artur Davis (D) should run against Senator Jeff Sessions (R)(incumbent) in 2008, 68% said he should and 32% said he should not.
Thread location: AL-Sen
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Posted:
Dec 11 2006, 5:10 PM EST by
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georgia 2008 senate race
If it is true that sam nunn would challenge saxby chambliss next year he will clean chambliss clock big time.
Thread location: GA-Sen
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Posted:
Apr 26 2007, 3:04 PM EDT by
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ME-01
Incumbent Tom Allen Party Democratic Seeking Re-election? No, announced run for Senate on May 8, 2007
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > House Races > Maine > ME-01
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ME-01
Last updated:
Mar 23 2008, 10:24 AM EDT by
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DE-Sen
Delaware Senate Race Incumbent Joe Biden Party Democratic Seeking Re-election? Maybe (may
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > DE-Sen
Keyword tags:
delaware,
Joe Biden,
senate
Last updated:
May 10 2008, 3:02 AM EDT by
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MS-Sen-B
Mississippi Senate B Race Incumbent Roger Wicker Party Republican Seeking Re-election
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > MS-Sen-B
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None
Last updated:
Mar 15 2008, 9:35 PM EDT by
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MS-Sen
Mississippi Senate Race Incumbent Thad Cochran Party Republican Seeking Re-election
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > MS-Sen
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None
Last updated:
May 9 2008, 11:28 PM EDT by
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AR-Sen
Arkansas Senate Race Incumbent Mark Pryor Party Democratic Seeking Re-election? Yes
Page location:
2008 Race Tracker > Senate Races > AR-Sen
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None
Last updated:
Apr 24 2008, 1:40 AM EDT by
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