According to numbers compiled by the Media Research Center, coverage of Harris was 78% positive and only 22% negative, while the numbers for Trump were the reverse, 15% positive and 85% negative.
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Froma Harrop: Democrats need to cooperate only when that matters
Democrats should pick and choose their battles. They should cooperate on matters of mutual interest. Obstructing for obstruction’s sake would be bad for the party and bad for America.
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Clarence Page: Will Democrats learn from a humiliating loss?
The Democrats have a lot to learn from this defeat that should never have been, and the first lesson is to stop taking voters for granted.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Joe Mailey: Will Trump play the Biden blame game?
Donald Trump did win the election and will become our 47th president of the United States; now let’s see what he does with it. Trump will be the commander-in-chief and should be expected to accept all responsibilities of that position and his actions. And this begs the questions of will he, once again, blame a […]
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Dave Griffiths: So much for American exceptionalism
Before Donald Trump and his wife glided down that grotesque golden escalator to announce his candidacy, the free world looked up to us. Since then, we elected (twice!): A vindictive, vile, vulgar, convicted felon found liable of rape by a jury. A draft-dodging commander-in-chief who called veterans “suckers” and “losers.” The only president whose campaign […]
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East Wilton’s Western Maine Community Action names new CEO
EAST WILTON — Western Maine Community Action has appointed Noelle Coyne, director of family and health services, as its chief executive officer. “We are excited to see WMCA continue to grow and thrive in the months ahead under Coyne’s leadership,” Janice Daku, WMCA board president, said in a news release. “Noelle’s passion for WMCA’s mission […]
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Cal Thomas: Democracy lives in brightness
Trump said it is “time to put the divisions of the last four years behind us.” One hopes that wish comes true. It can start with a promise to cease name-calling. Both sides must make that promise and keep it. Policy is paramount, and success will bring more unity than disparaging fellow Americans.
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Froma Harrop: Democrats must free party from liberal media
Donald Trump’s attempted coup d’etat alone should have made this a cakewalk for Kamala Harris. Her move to the center couldn’t survive the mountain of lies and fear-mongering that non-rich Trump supporters believed and may come to regret.