Andrew Ian Dodge, a Maine tea party activist, announced at CPAC earlier today that he will challenge Sen. Olympia Snowe in the Republican primary in 2012, touting his slogan "Snowe has got to go" and flaunting his birth certificate, which he said was a response to accusations by his opponents that he is not a U.S. citizen.
Dodge said he is running because he believes there "needed to be a strong grassroots voice for fiscal conservatives." He slammed Snowe for her "glee" at hanging out at the White House, and for helping get the health care reform bill out of committee. "There's a reason she's a tea party target," he said.
He also said he supports Rand Paul's much maligned call to cut foreign aid, and mentioned something he had read about an "internet bailout," though in an interview with TPM later he couldn't provide any more details.
Well no, details are what you spring on people after you con them into electing you. This Dodge guy is quite a character, too.
And yes, he thinks Maine's Tea Party governor, Paul LePage, needs to go after just a month in office because, surprise, LePage is supporting Snowe.
Should be a fun time, right up until Maine replaces Snowe with Rand Paul, Pine Tree State edition.
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