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Maine voters reject effort to create the first statewide public power company (grist.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The measure, called Question 3, prompted heated debate in the months leading up to the election. Central Maine Power and Versant Power, the state’s dominant utilities, poured more than $40 million into a campaign opposing the referendum, outspending Pine Tree Power advocates 34 to 1. Political groups funded by the utilities and their parent companies mailed flyers and aired ads on TV, radio, and social media, urging Mainers to reject the measure, which would have effectively put the two companies out of business.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

our local DSA chapter didn't notice

lmao damn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i can't even really say anything cause as a member of our chapter's RnR working group alot of that was on me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This sort of thing makes me more convinced than ever that socialists need a professional, cadre-oriented approach to their work. Relying on volunteers for everything is a recipe for burnout and failure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

True, but tbf again I'm def willing to submit to self-critique on this one, I think I had a bit of an ultra-leftist error of trying to focus too hard on making solidarity statements for various events while ignoring local electoral struggles. Definately going to pay harder attention to local referendums next time around