When a politician resorts to using animals as props, you know there must be a problem.
Embattled Maine Democrat Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has enlisted her cat to meet what the gubernatorial hopeful calls in a new X post “a critical fundraising deadline.”
To clarify, it’s the Shenna who’s running for governor speaking (not the one flailing in her constitutional duties).
Sid is only a campaign gimmick, if you will. Even if Bellows does have ‘cat lady’ written all over here. Sid is Shenna’s Socks (it catapulting from the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas to the White House, Slick Willy J. Clinton and his lovely snatched their state police protection unit’s feline to make them relatable).
In the X post she put up on Sunday, Bellows is seen holding her dear cat – which looks like it wants to bolt – in front of a Christmas tree.
“Hi I’m Shenna Bellows, Maine Democratic Secretary of State running for governor.
“This is Sid. Sid is camera shy but he wanted you to know that we have a really big deadline coming up on the 31st of December.
“He would like you to donate $5, $10, $50 – whatever you can so that we can win in 2026 and so I could spend more time petting Sid in front of the tree and less time fundraising this holiday season!”
It’s perhaps no small wonder why Bellows needs to pivot to her cat rather than herself when it comes to begging for dollars.
As The Maine Wire reported Monday, “the controversies surrounding Bellows continue to pile up, raising serious questions about competence, accountability, and whether Maine’s top elections and motor vehicle official is focused more on her official duties or politicking.”
