Republican Gov. Paul LePage was first elected in a five-way race in 2010 with less than 40 percent of the overall vote, a fact his political opponents were outspoken about, distributing “61 percent” stickers and T-shirts to highlight the share of Maine voters who cast ballots for candidates other than the former Waterville mayor.
Before becoming governor, LePage served as a longtime general manager for the Marden’s discount retail chain, known for buying surplus and salvaged inventory and reselling it to consumers at low prices.
So perhaps this post on the Internet auction site eBay would amuse him: After he decisively won re-election last fall, the entire remaining inventory of “61 percent” stickers and T-shirts is now up for sale at a bargain price.
With admittedly more than a week to go before the auction ends, the highest — and only — bid is $10.
The winning bidder will lay claim to “thousands” of oval “61 percent” bumper stickers, about 30 rolls of lapel stickers, a few limited edition rectangular bumper stickers and between 50-60 T-shirts of assorted sizes and colors.
The Maine’s Majority PAC, which was behind the “61 percent” campaign, was started by Portlander Chris Korzen.
In the eBay sale description, user mainesmajoritypac acknowledges the items are now “relics of a bygone era” thanks to LePage’s re-election.