AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Maine Democratic Senate candidate cites songwriting as top qualification, and the video speaks for itself
Eight Democrats took the stage Thursday night in Portland, Maine, hoping to convince their party they deserve a shot at the U.S. Senate. One of them, Ashley Webb, was asked a simple question: What qualifies you to serve? The answer, songwriting, self-published books, and a string of losing campaigns, went viral within hours, and not […] The post Maine Democratic Senate candidate cites songwriting as top qualification, and the video speaks for itself appeared first on American Almanac .
Eight Democrats took the stage Thursday night in Portland, Maine, hoping to convince their party they deserve a shot at the U.S. Senate. One of them, Ashley Webb, was asked a simple question: What qualifies you to serve? The answer, songwriting, self-published books, and a string of losing campaigns, went viral within hours , and not in the way any candidate wants. The two-hour debate at Portland's WCSH-6 studio was supposed to showcase a deep bench of Democratic talent rushing to fill a vacancy created by scandal. Instead, the night handed Republicans a highlight reel. And it raised a pointed question about the state of the Maine Democratic Party: Is this really the best they can do? The answer that launched a thousand posts Webb, a…Open
