Yesterday, Senator Olympia Snowe announced her retirement. This particular bit of news sent shock waves through the political world. It was widely believed that she was going to run for reelection and that she would have crushed any one of her Democratic opponents. She was even gearing up for reelection. With her retirement, this Senate seat goes from a Safe Republican hold, to a Lean Democratic gain. Severely complicating the Republican party's attempt to retake the Senate.
Now the question is, who's going to run on the Democratic side. PCCC has begun a campaign to draft Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. The same organization helped to draft Elizabeth Warren, Pingree is a progressive champion and would make and excellent Senator.
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