Hannah Pingree apparently just woke up and suddenly realized she’s about to lose the Democrat primary for governor.
Pingree on Saturday came out smoking – but not against her Democrat opponents.
No, she came out with a Facebook post attacking Bobby Charles, the leading GOP primary candidate.
“This guy’s bigotry has no place in Maine politics,” she said. “I’m sick of it and will wipe the floor with him in November if he makes it out of the Republican primary.”
Whoa, baby!
Where did that come from?
Most obviously it came in response to Charles posting on Facebook, “This is Maine, not Somalia. I will deport the illegals, ban Sharia law and work to block more resettlements.”
The problem for Pingree isn’t Bobby Charles.
It’s Nirav Shah, the media darling who despite his abysmal efforts managing pandemics in now two states is about to become his party’s nominee, judging by the latest polls.
Pingree apparently thinks she’s running in the Republican primary, aiming her guns at the likely GOP nominee.
Either that or she’s just won her own party’s primary by personal acclamation.
The former Maine House speaker and late pick of two-term-limited Democrat Gov. Janet Mills has been a candidate now for a full year.
But suddenly Pingree has decided that with roughly two weeks before Maine’s primaries she’s going to start campaigning?
The other thing is, early “absentee” voting began last week so arguably thousands of Mainers have already cast their ballots.
The daughter of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree clearly figured she’d coast on Mommy’s name recognition so she did nothing in the way of campaigning for 12 months, a full year.
Now suddenly realizing she’s not winning on Mommy’s coattails, young Pingree is trying to make up for lost time.
If it took her a year to figure out the problem with her own campaign, then that’s a clear window in how she’d govern the state where Minnesota-born Mom decided to give birth to her.
To know how a candidate would govern watch how she campaigns.
A candidate who’s a blind, clueless campaign strategist would bring that ignorance to the corner office.
Democrat Hannah Pingree can pound her fists on the table to sound tough against Republican Bobby Charles, but what she really needs to do is go after the Shah of Maine, who is her actual, not imagined, opponent.
But it’s too late for that.
So Hannah figured she’d go to Plan B – ignore Shah and pretend she’s already beaten him.
She’s figuring that talking trash about Bobby Charles will make voters think she’s already the Democrat nominee.
Big mistake.
The problem for Hannah is it’s too late to do anything about it.
Perhaps it would be worth while for the Maine Wire to do a search on Shah’s history with the Veterans’ Administration in Illinois. Shah was a doctor/administrator at a large VA hospital where he misdiagnosed a major epidemic of Legionnaire’s’ Disease. This error resulted in some 45 very sick patients and 13 deaths. Shah beat feet out of there and ran to the end of the World, i.e. Maine, where he was hired up just in time to lead the State down the ignorant over reactions to the Covid Plandemic. Maine does not need him as a physician and, most certainly, not as the State’s Governor.
So her mother hates Trump and she hates Charles .
Is that all that either of them have ?
Seems so .
Maine needs more republicans and less hate .
Gardiner is spot on…even both Dem Senators Durbin and what’s her face would not support Shah…chased him outta state..
What I find interesting is Shah now and even during covid introduces himself absent the “Dr” bit…yet all those who worship the ground this clown stood on always called him Dr Shah…and for most doctors their ego loves using the Dr bit all the time…so why doesn’t this joker..?
So if he is a Doctor…what is xactly is his degree..?
As he could have a PHD is anything and be called a Dr…?
So what is it Mr Shah…tell us your degree and back it up with the proof needed to overcome your past bullshit…
NO QUEENS