Jim has joked about the relative success of the Green Party of Maine (officially the Maine Green Independent Party). Actually, it’s no joke. As mentioned by Peregrin, Green Party candidates for the City Charter Commission in Portland, Maine had their election this week, and two out of three won.
Ben Chipman and Anna Trevorrow were the Green Party victors, but there’s a positive story in the votes for the Green Party’s other candidate too. Dan Jenkins lost, but with a very healthy percent of the vote: 45.49