[fwdude]

I can remember when Maine was one of the most conservative of the New England states, and not that long ago. How far they’ve fallen.

[Red Badger]

[woodbutcher1963]

There are two different Maine’s now. The liberals that live along the coast in Portland and all the summer coastal towns.

The conservatives still live in the woods of Maine. Places where people make their living outdoors. There are fishermen along the coast but they have become the minority. These are still the salt of the earth blue collar voters. The coastal areas and the city of Portland is very liberal.

This is why Maine’s electoral votes are now split between two districts. Trump won the conservative area. Biden won the liberal area.

[Bob434]

Me too fw- very sad to see how liberal it has gone so quickly. Br3aks my heart as Maine is such a beautiful coastal state, and now liberals have turned it Into a dungpile of socialism in the cities there

[woodbutcher1963]

Another factor that has really affected Maine, NH and VT since covid is the amount of people from other states that have moved to rural areas of New England.
Areas that were economically depressed because of the lack of local employment opportunities have still had their real estate prices double or triple in the last five years.

Keep in mind that Tucker now lives and does his show on X from NW Maine now. He is in a very rural area. The only large employer around there is Sunday River ski area. Which is primarily a seasonal employer. Yet, one of biggest influencers in media today broadcasts his show from a small town in Maine.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yes it is sad to see how places have changed.

It’s hard to believe now that California gave us Ronald Reagan. Some places have just gone downhill politically. Sad to see.