I hope others will join me in voting for Angus King for the U.S. Senate on Nov. 6. As an independent, he can bridge the gap between the parties to get something done. He has supporters in both parties. He is respected as a moderate, self-made successful small businessman with integrity and vision. As a […]
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Collins and King slam Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship
NORRIDGEWOCK — Both of Maine’s U.S. senators said Tuesday they are strongly opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to issue an executive order revoking birthright citizenship for the children of noncitizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. “I completely disagree with that,” Republican Sen. Susan Collins said in an interview following a news […]
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Data company makes a King-size omission in U.S. Senate prediction
A global data company is trying to make a splash with a study that predicts the outcome of next month’s U.S. Senate elections based on Google searches for each candidate’s name. When it comes to Maine’s Senate race, the marketing data firm, SEMrush, makes a bold prediction: that Republican Eric Brakey will win, with 54 […]
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Eric Brakey, Zak Ringelstein aim to beat Angus King in first ranked choice voting race
PORTLAND (AP) — Two challengers from opposite ends of the political spectrum are looking at an uphill battle to knock off a popular incumbent in the first U.S. Senate race to use a ranked-choice style of voting. Independent Sen. Angus King, first elected in 2012, has enjoyed high approval ratings in his state and is […]
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Our choices for the next election
My husband, Bob Mennealy, and I were saddened to return from a long Columbus Day weekend to find our mailbox filled with propaganda from Eric Brakey and Ellie Espling. Espling is trying to win Brakey’s seat in the Maine Senate, while Brakey is attempting to unseat Angus King in the U.S. Senate. We are registered […]
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Democrat challenging King already looking ahead to Collins in 2020
Zak Ringelstein says the deciding factor will be how Sen. Susan Collins votes on Brett Kavanaugh. U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein says if he’s unsuccessful in his long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Angus King this November, he’ll likely challenge Susan Collins in 2020. In an interview Monday, Ringelstein said Collins’ vote on Supreme Court nominee […]
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King says he will vote against Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination
U.S. Sen. Angus King said Wednesday that he will vote against confirming U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. King, an independent from Maine, said in a statement that his decision followed careful deliberation and a thorough review of Kavanaugh’s record, or at least what was made available to him. The statement said the senator also […]
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Brakey campaign releases spliced King remarks
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Brakey of Auburn is criticizing his political rival, independent Angus King, arguing that King equated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with recent Russian cyberwarfare during remarks Tuesday. King, speaking at 9/11 remembrance ceremonies in Lewiston and Auburn, told audiences that 9/11 was the start of warfare over ideals […]
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Lewiston-Auburn 9/11 memorials remember and honor those who fell
It doesn’t matter that it’s been 17 years. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those infamous moments when anyone old enough to remember knows exactly what they were doing when it happened. At separate 9/11 memorial ceremonies in Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday morning, elected officials and local fire and police […]
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Angus King supports push for cannabis for veterans
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s independent senator says he is getting behind an effort to research how medicinal cannabis could help veterans. Sen. Angus King is part of a bipartisan group of legislators that wants to authorize the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to advance research about the safety and efficacy of medicinal cannabis for veterans […]