ME-SEN: Janet Mills Considers Jumping Back Into Race

[democrank]

63. A personal observation in Downeast Maine....

First, I have no opinion on what would happen if Janet Mills jumped back into the race.

A friend lives in a small, poor fishing village Downeast. I spent the month of November with her and was astounded over the change I personally saw with political signs. Almost every Trump sign was gone in a 60+ mile radius. A year prior, this area….several small villages….was plastered with Trump signs, flags, bumper stickers and homemade billboards. During this trip I saw less than four Trump signs plus two signs supporting diversity. The Trump signs were replaced with pro-Platner signs.

I gained more clarity about the change in signs after having a very long conversation with a Maine lobsterman who, like his ancestors, had always lived there. It was a very sobering conversation and I’ll never forget it.