See also http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3058657/posts
The person at the center of this article (Gregory Hodge) is very conservative. The Maine GOP has a history of pushing conservatives to the side. Governor LePage, while quite conservative, has made some unfortunate decisions also.
That's been obvious for years, considering Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have been Senators from ME for so long.