You don't often see races go straight from “solid GOP” to “toss up,” but that's just what Rasmussen sees in Maine's gubernatorial race: A month ago, Republican Paul LePage led Democrat Libby Mitchell by nearly 20 points in Maine's gubernatorial race. Now LePage's support has fallen to a new low, putting him in a near tie with Mitchell. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows LePage picking up 35% of the vote, while Mitchell draws support from 32%. Democrat-turned-independent Eliot Cutler now earns 21% of the vote. Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and another six percent (6%) are undecided. Another pollster put LePage up by one . So what's hurt Paul LePage ? His declaration that he would tell President Obama to “go to hell” ? His joke that he was ready to punch a reporter ? Do Maine voters agree with the Democrat that former President George W. Bush is an “international terrorist”? Jim Geraghty
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A Tough Tumble for a Maine Republican
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I've had a few readers in Maine write in, raving about GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage , saying his life story sounds like Oscar-winning movie material. Today, Public Policy Polling puts him ahead : “Republican Paul LePage leads Democrat Libby Mitchell 43-29 in PPP's first look at the race with independent Eliot Cutler pulling 11%.” Now the Republican Governors Association is putting up an ad, touting him: Jim Geraghty
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Is Maine Ready to Turn to a New LePage?
