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Election 2020, Local & State, News, Politics

Maine clerks report ‘steady’ turnout for early, in-person voting

by Kevin Miller October 5, 2020October 6, 2020

More than 277,000 Mainers had requested absentee ballots as of Friday, which is a record number driven by concerns about the coronavirus.

Election 2020, Local & State, Politics

Heat is way down this year in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race

by Steve Collins October 5, 2020October 6, 2020

First-term Democrat Jared Golden appears to have a big advantage over Republican challenger Dale Crafts.

Election 2020, Elections, Local & State, News, Politics

Disabled voters have multiple ways to cast ballots in Maine

by Scott Thistle October 5, 2020November 7, 2020

Efforts to improve voting access for Mainers with disabilities range from a new online system to a new guide for families and caretakers of residents living in long-term care.

Local & State, News, Politics

Can Susan Collins survive Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party?

by Eric Russell October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

The four-term Republican senator was once among the most popular in the country. Now she’s the least and her latest bid for re-election has her in an unfamiliar role: underdog.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine Republicans flout CDC guidelines at campaign events

by Eric Russell October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Two recent events, one in Bangor, another in Saco, show attendees indoors, not wearing masks and not social distancing.

Election 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Libertarian presidential hopeful seeks to turn USA into ‘one giant Switzerland’

by Steve Collins October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

Jo Jorgensen told a Lewiston crowd Saturday that American troops need to ‘come home’ from around the world.

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Nation / World, Politics

N. Carolina Senate race upended by sexting, virus diagnosis

by GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

The race is the nation’s most expensive Senate campaign and considered key to determining the power balance in the chamber.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Republicans face reckoning over Trump’s virus strategy, diagnosis

by NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TOM BEAUMONT and LISA MASCARO Associated Press October 2, 2020October 3, 2020

Tests came back positive Friday for Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis, who’s running for re-election.