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Manser, Martin H. "as Maine goes, so goes the nation." Writer's Reference Center. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 18 Apr. 2025. <http://fofweb.infobase.com/wrc/Detail.aspx?iPin=DOP00080>.
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as Maine goes, so goes the nation

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The members of a large group will follow the lead of an influential part of the group: They are worried that this crisis in the computer industry may be just the beginning—as Maine goes, so goes the nation. The proverb originated in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, referring to state elections in Maine that were thought to predict how the subsequent national elections would go. Other words or place-names are sometimes substituted for Maine and nation, as in Crain's New York Business (1994): "As Wall Street goes, so goes the New York office market."

Variant of this proverb: so goes Maine, so goes the nation.

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