Only the two front-runners in Maine’s closely watched Senate race were invited to participate in WMTW’s debate.
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Maskless GOP candidate faces firestorm after Trump rally
Michelle Kaplan said she’s a firm believer in science and masks.
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Media election planners prepare for a night of unknowns
Election nights always have surprises, but the worry this year is being driven by the large number of people voting early or by mail, in part driven by the coronavirus.
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Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can’t be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.
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Surge in early voting scrambles expectations for Election Day, as states head for record turnout
The massive turnout all but ensures the majority of ballots will be cast before Election Day for the first time.
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In 1984, a Mainer cast the first-ever vote for Joe Biden for president
Keron Kerr said Monday she alone backed him at the Democratic convention because he wowed with his speech, his thinking and his smile.
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Coronavirus again shadows Trump as he enters final campaign week
The administration’s pandemic response has weighed on President Trump’s campaign all year.
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Divided Senate confirms Barrett, cementing Supreme Court’s conservative majority
Republicans control the chamber so, even with Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins voting against it, Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation wasn’t in doubt before the 52-48 vote.
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Maine’s high court rules absentee ballots must be received by Election Day
The court sided with Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office in rejecting a push to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots that arrive late.
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Joe Biden, Sara Gideon win mock elections in Maine schools
Democrats did well in the mock election exercise — a tradition in Maine schools — as students also chose incumbent Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden over their Republican challengers.