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# 2012 election shows signs of American progress
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/2012-election-shows-signs-us-progress/
- Published: 2012-11-08T15:30:12.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:50:17.000Z
- Description: A nationwide (even global) magnifying glass was placed on the 2012 election and campaign trail. Most of the attention was put on the presidential race, but Nov. 6 was a day of progress in many states for reasons that had nothing to do with the presidential ballot. Washington and Colorado legalized r
- Author: Teddy Papes
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

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A nationwide (even global) magnifying glass was placed on the 2012 election and campaign trail. Most of the attention was put on the presidential race, but Nov. 6 was a day of progress in many states for reasons that had nothing to do with the presidential ballot. Washington and Colorado legalized recreational marijuana use (increased their immigration rate by 400%). Maine and Maryland legalized same-sex marriage, but Maine also showed it was tolerant in another area: gaming.

The World of Warcraft playing, Maine state senate candidate [Colleen Lachowicz](http://killscreendaily.com/headlines/world-warcraft-player-deemed-unfit-office/?ref=killscreen.com) was elected despite a campaign which disparaged her for such a hobby.

> Lachowicz, the Democrat candidate for district 25 of the Maine State Senate, came to the [attention](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119960-Senate-Candidate-Attacked-Over-World-of-Warcraft?ref=killscreen.com) of gamers early in October when her Republican opponents launched “[Colleen’s World](http://www.colleensworld.com/what-is-colleens-world/?ref=killscreen.com),” a website dedicated to her *World of Warcraft* persona Santiaga and some of the comments she made while playing, like admitting that she was part of a “socialist guild” or wanting to “dickpunch Arthas.”  
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> Lachowicz celebrated \[the senatorial\] victory by posting a link to the *Final Fantasy IV* “Victory Fanfare” on her [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/colleenforsenate).

Consituents must have figured it’s better for their senators to loot dungeons than tax payers.