Romney’s ace could come from a mystery Swing State (Maine)

[BlueToTheBone]

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-ace-could-come-mystery-swing-state-175908143.html
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More attention has been given to Omaha, Nebraska, as the X-factor in the election, since Nebraska has a system of proportional electoral votes, and President Obama could steal one electoral vote from Romney by taking the vote in Warren Buffett’s home town.

Maine is the other state, in addition to Nebraska, where not all the electoral votes for a state go to the presidential candidate with the most statewide votes. (The U.S. Constitution allows each state to decide how to allocate electors.)

Maine’s rural 2nd Congressional District, which includes Bangor and Lewiston, is the largest district, in land mass, east of the Mississippi River. Until now, Lewiston was best known as the home of the second Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston fight.

If the general election comes down to a single electoral vote or two, like the 1876 and 2000 elections, Lewiston could see another influx of reporters as both parties look at the ballots closely.

The 2nd Congressional District has gone to the Democrats in the past five presidential elections. Olympia Snowe was the last GOP candidate to win a U.S. House seat in the district, back in 1992.

[MjolnirTime]

1. yeah. this is sure to swing the election

[BlueToTheBone]

3. my thought.

[Rochester]

2. I think this vote is reasonably safe.

W. polled better than Romney is polling now, and even he couldn't win that vote. If it's a bad night, places like Ohio and Florida will go bad long before this single vote.

[Maine-ah]

4. Lewiston is actually best known

for bath salts - along with Bangor. Pills, bath salts and pharmacy robberies.

As a resident of Maine, I don't think President Obama has anything to worry about here.