Andrew Ian Dodge is challenging moderate Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe in the 2012 Republican primary. He filed his candidacy just yesterday and we had a chance to chat about his ideas and his campaign for Blogcritics readers.

DN: Obviously you’re not happy with Senator Snowe’s performance and are hoping many others in Maine share your dissatisfaction, but what in particular motivated you to run against her?

AID: The final straw was her voting Obamacare out of committee into a Democrat dominated Senate. Added to that she voted for TARP and all the other stimuli that drove up the debt.

DN: You’re running against a long-time incumbent in the Republican primary. Obviously you think Snowe is vulnerable, but how do you plan on breaking through the incumbency advantage?

IAD: By using all modern means at my disposal to attract new voters into the mix. She has never had a primary challenger and she has not had her actions truly question. I will bring all means to bear to scrutinize her time in the Senate and the harm they have done to Maine & the country as a whole.

Read more: http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/interview-maine-senate-candidate-andrew-ian/#ixzz1FqxskAQy