I like Bellows, would be great to see her become governor. Not sure how she'll fare in a contested primary, but at least with what I know she's the candidate I like the most.
Some people might hold her 2014 defeat to Collins against her, but considering how the year turned out and that she was very new to politics at the time I don't see it as a mark against her.
I like Bellows, would be great to see her become governor. Not sure how she'll fare in a contested primary, but at least with what I know she's the candidate I like the most.
Some people might hold her 2014 defeat to Collins against her, but considering how the year turned out and that she was very new to politics at the time I don't see it as a mark against her.
Collins herself flopped in her first bid for elected office, that being a three way race for governor in 1994, in which Angus King came out on top. Two years later she ran an improved campaign to replace Sen. William Cohen, for whom she had worked.
I didn’t hold her 2014 loss against her. I held it against all the commenters who talked her up tbh. Which, I can be rigid about races that look hopeless but I look too hard the numbers, which is how losing becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Actually, I’m rooting for her even more bc of that loss. She went for it when few wanted to. That is one of my top qualities for candidates - they’re not afraid to go big when going home is almost guaranteed. Means they’re running for all the right reasons.
Well said. If we’re serious about a 50-state strategy, it means NEVER leaving any race unchallenged – and that means having candidates who are willing to run and fight their darnedest against every hard odds.
I like Bellows, would be great to see her become governor. Not sure how she'll fare in a contested primary, but at least with what I know she's the candidate I like the most.
Some people might hold her 2014 defeat to Collins against her, but considering how the year turned out and that she was very new to politics at the time I don't see it as a mark against her.
Collins herself flopped in her first bid for elected office, that being a three way race for governor in 1994, in which Angus King came out on top. Two years later she ran an improved campaign to replace Sen. William Cohen, for whom she had worked.
He was so much better than her, a true moderate!
I didn’t hold her 2014 loss against her. I held it against all the commenters who talked her up tbh. Which, I can be rigid about races that look hopeless but I look too hard the numbers, which is how losing becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Actually, I’m rooting for her even more bc of that loss. She went for it when few wanted to. That is one of my top qualities for candidates - they’re not afraid to go big when going home is almost guaranteed. Means they’re running for all the right reasons.
Well said. If we’re serious about a 50-state strategy, it means NEVER leaving any race unchallenged – and that means having candidates who are willing to run and fight their darnedest against every hard odds.