I hope others will join me in voting for a third-generation Maine man over a Kentucky/New Jersey woman. Bruce Poliquin is a true Mainer with strong ties to the state. I write to remind voters of the yeoman’s work he did in making sure the Lewiston Veterans Center was fully staffed so that returning war […]
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Student politicos offer different takes on election
LEWISTON — For Molly Ryan, president of the Bates Republicans, these are difficult days. With Donald Trump leading the GOP ticket in the Nov. 8 election, she said, many young people on her side of the political divide can’t stomach the party’s presidential nominee. “It’s depressing,” Ryan said. “It’s negative.” Young Democrats, on the other hand, […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Emily Cain face off in first debate
The two candidates vying for the 2nd District’s congressional seat drew sharp contrasts between themselves in the first debate of their campaign Tuesday. Covering topics that included everything from a drug epidemic to taxes, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Emily Cain slammed one another often during the 55-minute showdown on Maine […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin has slight fundraising lead over Emily Cain
Heading into the final month of the campaign, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin had two-thirds more cash on hand than his Democratic challenger. The freshman Republican had nearly $1.6 million in the bank — a bit less than half of what he raised in all — while Emily Cain’s coffers fell short of $1 million at […]
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New Balance worker loses job, blames Rep. Bruce Poliquin visit
NORWAY — Josh Lebovitz, a temporary employee working at the New Balance shoe factory, listened Thursday as a visiting congressman talked to a group of workers about protecting American jobs. By the end of the day, however, he was out of a job, perhaps as a result of the visit, according to Lebovitz. When U.S. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Emily Cain’s ads are ‘lying to Maine people’
Before Gov. Paul LePage called on Donald Trump to show “some authoritarian power in our country and bring back the rule of law” during a radio interview this week, he weighed in on the hard-fought 2nd District congressional contest. LePage praised Republican incumbent Bruce Poliquin — though the freshman lawmaker “has given me some gray […]
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Emily Cain blasts ‘disgusting’ body-shaming ad
LEWISTON — Nobody would have guessed that a Democratic woman running for a Maine congressional seat would wind up under fire for allegedly pushing a measure that might make pudgy girls feel bad. The National Republican Congressional Committee’s television advertisement touted the notion recently to worldwide attention and outrage from public health advocates in Maine. […]
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2nd District race one of tightest in U.S.
If internal Democratic polling can be believed, Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and challenger Emily Cain are locked in one of the closest races in the country. Two internal polls obtained by the Sun Journal show the Democratic hopeful and Poliquin in a dead heat the past few weeks, one reason that both parties are […]
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Analysis: Donald Trump poses dilemma for Bruce Poliquin
With only two of New England’s 21 U.S. House members from the Republican Party’s ranks, it’s not surprising that GOP freshman Bruce Poliquin of Maine is facing a tough re-election bid. Donald Trump, his party’s presidential candidate, isn’t making it any easier. The problem the 2nd District incumbent faces is that many rank-and-file Republicans are […]