When the mic came back on, he returned to his standby approach, deliberately mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name and repeating lies about her record.
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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.
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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.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Christian nationalists say Harris is influenced by demons
The word ‘Jezebel’ was used during slavery and throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, Politics
As climate change hurts Maine farms and restaurants, stakeholders search for solutions
Three takeaways from Friday’s roundtable discussion among local food industry professionals and lawmakers, organized by the James Beard Foundation.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Sen. King criticizes Trump for Jan. 6 comments
The independent says the Republican candidate’s characterization of the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol as ‘love and peace’ are inaccurate. Sen. Susan Collins recalls the chaos and tumult of that day nearly 4 years ago.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump hotel overcharged Secret Service, report finds
House Republicans dismissed the report as misleading and outdated, criticizing Democrats for what they characterized as their lack of oversight of the Biden administration.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states
A vast, shadow machinery built by partisans often under nonpartisan banners is working to provide the final nudge that delivers the White House by mobilizing unlikely voters in about seven states.
Posted inElection 2024, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Rangeley voters to consider ordinances for alternative energy systems, amendments to vendor’s licensing
Polling hours Nov. 5 are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town office.