Could we please begin our examination of why "all the polls were wrong" by vowing

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40. Gideon didn't have a cash problem anyhow

Plus it probably hurt having all that money coming in from outside Maine. That's something that Mainers don't like. They take it as out-of-staters trying to influence their elections. I think that might have been a factor in Gideon losing too. It was all over the papers here how much money her campaign had. She had the largest campaign chest in Maine election history. So, maybe next time people from out state don't donate unless the Maine dem is really hurting for funds as compared to the repub. Gideon had way more money than Collins. That probably made Collins look like an underdog. People from other places don't realize that about Maine people. I can see an undecided breaking for Collins because of that obscene amount of money Gideon had. That makes people here think she isn't going to represent us because she's being bought by out of state interests. Too much money in a race here results in the opposite of the intended effect.

"Maine's race makes the top four largely because of the amount of money brought in by Gideon. With more than $68 million, Gideon has raised the fourth most of any candidate running in a national Senate race.

The most recent election data, which was released on Oct. 14, shows Gideon has raised $68,577,474, spent $47,908,382 and has $20,670,197 on hand.

Susan Collins has raised more money than ever before while running for office with $26,511,555. According to the most recent data she has spent $23,010,418 and has $4,429,900 on hand. "

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/gideon-nets-4th-most-money-of-any-senate-candidate-nationally/97-598d151f-8818-4fb9-a79c-7e69048e8c63