Posted on 11/09/2016 11:22:52 AM PST by Red Steel
Since 1972, Maine has had the option to divide its Electoral College votes by congressional district. The outright winner of the state gets two electoral vote, and the winner of each congressional district gets one. Despite this, Maine has never actually had to divide its electoral votes and the same candidate has always won both districts--until now.
Although Hillary Clinton won Maine outright and won the 1st congressional district, Donald Trump won the more rural 2nd district--and its electoral vote. Trump's win in CD2 is a direct result of the campaign's extensive campaigning over the past two weeks in the district.
CBS 13 News
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#BREAKING Maine has split electoral votes for 1st time after Republican Donald Trump wins in 2nd Congressional District via @AP
12:01 AM - 9 Nov 2016
Maine CD2's congressman, Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), was considered to be one of the more vulnerable members of Congress. Poliquin was reelected with 55 percent of the vote.
Awesome!!! Life is just better living in a red state! Even after just one day! I hold my head a little higher! So excited my vote mattered finally!!! Way to go fellow deplorables!
From a former red stater (the near-swamp called VA), all I can say is that I used to know how you feel :)
But, honestly, hugs all around. Today, and for the next 4 years, all is good. One day, I want to make it up through Michigan. Long a dream of mine, mostly because of the shape of the glove.
Actually, it will be 306 with ME (2nd), AZ, and MI.
If we had universal voter ID, then yeah, I would like to see that. Otherwise, you’re looking at massive voter fraud at the congressional district level, and the potential for a nightmarish recount nationwide if it ever came down to it.
You should plan that trip within the next 4-8 years for sure:). Extra beautiful here now!
Yeah he got that in 2008
Actually, it would limit the impact of voter fraud in Philadelphia, Detroit, etc. They can steal all the votes they want in those places -- it won't affect the out-state Congressional Districts.
However, I think a universal implementation of this would also have to be paired with an algorithmic method to draw Congressional district boundaries, or it would just create another reason for gerrymandering.
My sister and I voted for Donald Trump in ME CD2.
Woo hoo!
Indeed. That would break the power of the Blue cities, whose massive vote dumps ALL the State's Electoral Votes into the Democratic camp.
“...Im proud to say my family helped with that!...”
Yep...and I can say the same thing. All my family and friends there said they were all voting for Trump.
NE-2
If you look at old pictures of Hillary... she is actually a natural brunette. Of course at this point she would be completely gray were it not for the use of hair coloring products.
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