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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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
With one week left, Susan Collins and Sara Gideon making final pushes in historic race
The candidates are planning small-scale events, tours and door-knocking campaigns around the state through next Tuesday.
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Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Donald Trump courts Maine voters in 2nd District campaign stop
Throngs of supporters attended the event in Levant; some wore masks, but most did not, and neither did the president.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Maine Democrats blast Trump ahead of 2nd District visit
Gov. Janet Mills, House Speaker Sara Gideon and Attorney General Aaron Frey hold a rally in Bangor before the president’s visit to an orchard in Levant.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Trump to visit Bangor on Sunday
The event has triggered a planned Democratic rally before Trump’s scheduled arrival in Bangor Sunday afternoon.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Political mail piling up across Maine in unusual election year
Campaign mailers, many of them negative, are increasingly popular as the COVID-19 pandemic limits door-knocking and huge sums of money flood into Maine from out of state.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Can Susan Collins avoid the fate of a legendary Maine senator?
Mainers refused a fifth term to Margaret Chase Smith, the only lawmaker until Collins who’s sought one since voters began electing senators more than a century ago.
Posted inPerspective, Politics
The Electoral College benefits whiter states
With a Supreme Court ruling rejecting one of the founders’ two reasons for creating the Electoral College, only one reason remains: racism.
Posted inPerspective, Politics
Liberals should not push for an end to the electoral college
Like big states, mobs get their energy by pushing themselves on much smaller opponents.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Pelosi, Mnuchin trade blame as hopes dim for stimulus before election
With the talks slogging on, the Republican-controlled Senate is set to leave town on Monday.