While partisan battles over voting rules have long been part of presidential campaigns, election litigation has soared in recent years.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Politics
Residents of ‘very purple’ Berwick just try to get along
Like other places in Maine and around the country, voters here list the economy, cost of living and taxes as among their biggest concerns.
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Residents of politically divided Hampden tread carefully with their neighbors
The suburb of Bangor is known for its good schools and quieter pace of life, but its demographics have been changing in recent years, bringing with it a tension that lives mostly beneath the surface.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News
With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of the majority, some see a chance to try to fix what’s broken by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago – but clearly never finished.
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How the election winner becomes president and where it could go awry
The vast majority of U.S. elections have involved a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Obama uses mockery in Arizona as he questions Trump’s competence
Obama has assumed a distinct tone that few others could pull off, leaning on his experience, credibility and popularity, speaking in increasingly direct terms.
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Faulty mic derails Trump’s Detroit rally
When the mic came back on, he returned to his standby approach, deliberately mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name and repeating lies about her record.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Seeking a historic win, Harris faces a familiar foe: Sexism
Political operatives say it is virtually impossible to quantify how much sexism or unconscious bias will factor into the outcome in November, in part because voters who hold those views are often reluctant to express them.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Sports
As communities vote on field projects, voters question need for artificial turf
Bond proposals in South Portland, Kittery and Gray-New Gloucester would spend millions to bring artificial turf fields to their schools. District leaders say the grass fields are just in too bad shape to keep up with demand.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Harris and Trump fight for an edge with working-class voters in Michigan
As the campaign gets increasingly personal, the nominees accuse each other of misleading workers – and having low energy on the campaign trail.