BIG DEM WIN IN SPECIAL STATE SENATE ELECTION TONIGHT IN MAINE ! YES !

[RBInMaine]

We WON tonight in a special state senate election in a VERY swing district. Up until 2010, the seat had been held by the Republicans since '74. The Dem incumbent left to take a new job out of state. The TeaBagger Gov. Paul LePage set the election with only five weeks to campaign. The Dems put up their County Chair Eloise Vitelli, a former teacher, schoolboard member, and who works for an advocacy organization for women and the underprivileged. Lots of experience with job creation work for working class and low income folks. Good progressive.

Good turnout for a late summer special election. I helped with GOTV calls and made a donation.

Close but a good 3% win in a very purple district against a very well known RePub.

A real repudiation for the Repubs and our whacko TeaBagger gov LePage.

TOUCHDOWN ! Now we need to take back the governorship and increase our leads in the legislature next year.

Spot on campaign up here for this. The local Dems and state party did a great job.

[pinto]

1. Kudos!

[RBInMaine]

4. Thanks. This is a sweet one.

[rocktivity]

2. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

Done more lurking than posting lately, but I'm keeping tabs on what's important!


rocktivity

[RBInMaine]

5. Thanks !

[lastlib]

3. Good News Indeed!!! Rock on, Maine!

Thank You, RBInMaine!! Bring us more good news about tossing LePage out on his fat worthless ass next year!

[RBInMaine]

6. Thanks. We have a great Dem running against "fat ass". That guy is NUTS !

[lastlib]

7. --and so well-loved, from everything I've seen......

[RBInMaine]

8. PPP Poll just released has 62% of Maine voters calling him "an embarrassment".

[freshwest]

9. Congratulations and thanks for doing your part.

[RBInMaine]

11. Not my district, but did what I could along with some others from my area. Thanks.

A State Senator from my area worked HARD on it, as did others from that district and some others from outside it. A flawless campaign.

[progressoid]

10. Outstanding!

[Snarkoleptic]

12. Feels like we're gaining momentum vs. the baggers.

Woo Hoo!

[mountain grammy]

13. District by district, town by town, let's take our country forward.

[silvershadow]

14. Congratulations to Congresswoman-elect Vitelli! nt

[FreeBC]

15. Bravo!

and congratulations!

[Cha]

16. Props RB and Props to MAINE!

[zentrum]

17. Thank you! n/t

[tofuandbeer]

18. Congrats!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

19. Most excellent news

which I will relay to my transplanted Portland, ME dad. He'll be thrilled. Thanks for posting this and for what you did.

KUDOS, MAINE!

[onestepforward]

20. WooHoo!

What great news and big thanks to the local Dems and state party!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

21. Congrats and thanks for sharing the good news.

[ellie]

22. Way to go!

WooT!

[AgingAmerican]

23. Wow, awesome.

nt

[Sunlei]

24. Congratulations!!

[BlueMTexpat]

25. Good going, RBin Maine!!!

[riqster]

26. Huge K&R, and gynormous thanks to you! nt

[democrank]

27. What great news!

Now let`s hope LePage will be the next one out the door.

[blm]

28. Salute to you and to Maine.

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[gopiscrap]

29. Alright!

[wryter2000]

30. Hooray for you and Maine!

[jtuck004]

31. Congratulations, and good job! n/t

[golfguru]

32. Congrats to Eloise Vitelli!!

and many happy returns!

[graywarrior]

33. Congratulations, Maine!

[DontTreadOnMe]

34. Great work Maine!

Keep it up

[DinahMoeHum]

35. Three donkey-kick cheers for Maine!

[Eleanors38]

36. Congratulations!!

[kentuck]

37. That is truly good news!

Thank you for your work.

[Stellar]

38. K&R

YES!!!!

[Tx4obama]

39. Maine State Senate: 19 Dems, 15 GOP, 1 Indie. Looking good :)

Maine Senate Composition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_State_Senate#Composition_of_the_Senate