good about america and childrens future. because of that reputation and i think frankly a lot more states are like that than get credit for it, in the country, i think that reputation is why it was so surprising in 2010 when maine elected not just a lot of republicans at the state level but elected a tea party guy, extreme far right guy, paula page to be governor of the state, republicans took control of the house and senate there, how has republican governance at the state level under paul la page affected your view of the two party ies parties? i think it has gotten people feeling frustrated with the republican party and remember, we put governor la page in the state house with 38% of the vote. it was a three-way race, that can happen in maine politics, you get an independent, republican and democrat and end up electing somebody that
smith, and alex wagner and errol louis. the biggest winner was olympia snowe and that was reflected in the statement. she didn t even tell the staff. and they have to get all of the petitions in, and a couple of thousands which is difficult in maine by the 15th. and they could be stuck, alex wagner, and she would get a tea party challenge or whatever, but she had a serious, semi serious challenger, and she had the support of even the conservative status, and governor paula page who won with the tea party support was going to help her out and plow the field, so nomination was not going to bes a difficult as dick lugar, but she sent a message that could not be worded better. i am done here, and boom goes the dynamite. the message here and thomas mann and dave ornstein have a book
inevitable? paula page is on the record saying it s time for a fresh face. look, i m against a broker orchestrated convention. our nominees should be one of the four people who are currently there who will bring the extra delegates to the party. as for the powerfuls, those people who got me out. i hate to see them go in there and pick a nominee not turnly in the phrase. every candidate looks great on the sidelines, and then when you put them in the game, on the field, you re all going to get a little bit dirty. that s a panacea that a lot of republicans have. our nominee is going to one of these four people. as a romney supporter, i hope it s him. i m prepared to support any of them. i don t think you can sit here and say that santorum has kept momentum going. he sort of stepped on himself at various times. but romney has, too. what would you like to see romney do differently with how he s dealt with the santorum challenge?
republicans call it reverse discrimination. republicans are actively working against the best interests of many african-americans, and they re not hiding their agenda a bit. for instance, florida governor rick scott cut funding to historically black colleges in his state. mississippi governor hailey barber refused to condemn a license plate honoring a kkk leader. paula page, governor of maine, told the naacp to, quote, kiss my butt. and don t get me started on the racist ramblings of the head of the party mouth piece, rush limbaugh. i think african-americans know exactly why and what they re voting for when it comes time to go into the ballot box. and for herman cain to say they have been brainwashed into picking the democratic candidates is brainless psycho talk. coming up, one of brian s
republicans are actively working against the best interests of many african-americans, and they re not hiding their agenda a bit. for instance, florida governor rick scott cut funding to historically black colleges in his state. mississippi governor hailey barber refused to condemn a license plate honoring a kkk leader. paula page, governor of maine, told the naacp to, quote, kiss my butt. and don t get me started on the racist ramblings of the head of the party mouth piece, rush limbaugh. i think african-americans know exactly why and what they re voting for when it comes time to go into the ballot box. and for herman cain to say they have been brainwashed into picking the democratic candidates is brainless psycho talk. coming up, one of brian s lackeys.