In Maine, they elect dreadful Senators. They also put up even more dreadful Democrats to run against them. When Collins ran, her opponent was Chellie Pingree, the horror that now runs Common Cause.
I think in this case, we have to either accept these moderate mediocraties or send them to Coventry and cede the state to the DIMS. As for me, we're all boycotting Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont as too politically flaky to be fun any more.
I have pledged money to whoever will run against Snowe in a primary. There are hundreds if notthousands of grass roots republicans who will neither vote for nor work on any Snowe/Collins campaign.
The divas survive on check book republicans and 'independent' (read democrat) voters here.
I ain't toleratin' no stinkin' compromise!!!!