PORTLAND — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin say Mainers should elect someone who’s willing to work with other New England governors on regional issues. Appearing alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud, they took Republican Gov. Paul LePage to task Monday for missing last week’s meeting of New England governors and eastern […]
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GOP ticket in Maine features conflicting views
LEWISTON — She’s been endorsed by labor unions, a leading environmental organization, a national gay rights group and Maine’s popular independent U.S. senator, Angus King. At first blush it would be easy to mistake Susan Collins — seeking her fourth term in the U.S. Senate — as a Democrat. But Collins is most decidedly a […]
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National Republicans target Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA (AP) — National Republican groups eager to flip more state Legislatures over to GOP control said Thursday the Maine House of Representatives and Senate are among their top targets this year. Leaders of the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee said in a conference call that the two chambers are […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District an unlikely battleground for abortion
BANGOR — Social issues, in particular abortion, are poised to become part of the campaign narrative in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, with supporters of Sen. Emily Cain, the Democrat, and Republican Bruce Poliquin making plans to bring them to the fore. Voters in this congressional district, which includes Lewiston, Bangor and some of the most […]
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Parties make final push for legislative candidates
AUGUSTA — Maine Democrats and Republicans are making a last-minute drive to find candidates willing to run this November for the state House and Senate. Monday was the last day that candidates could withdraw and still be replaced on the ballot. Overall, 50 House and Senate candidates withdrew from their races after the June 10 […]
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Gun rights: Maine GOP blasts Mike Michaud’s commitment
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s involvement in a fundraiser next month with a prominent national gun control advocate is triggering questions from Republicans about where the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who in the past has received support from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and the National Rifle Association, stands on gun rights. The Michaud campaign […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District: Bruce Poliquin collects $281,000 after Democratic primary
AUGUSTA — Bruce Poliquin, the Republican seeking Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, has raised more than $280,000 in the first reporting period after the primary election. Poliquin’s campaign said Monday that it will report that it raised $281,205 in the 20 days following the primary on June 10. His campaign says that the former state […]
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Maine’s governor race: Eliot Cutler confident he can win with a late surge
AUGUSTA — Less than four months before Maine voters head to the polls, Independent candidate Eliot Cutler faces fundraising challenges, an incumbent Republican governor with fiercely loyal supporters and Democrats determined not to repeat the mistakes that cost them the 2010 election. But Cutler, a 67-year-old from Cape Elizabeth, says he’s confident that his campaign […]
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Analysis: Why this governor’s race is not a repeat of 2010
AUGUSTA — For more than three years, a common sight on Maine roads has been a bumper sticker that reads “61%: We did not vote for Paul LePage.” The sticker began showing up shortly after LePage took office, reinforcing the notion that he rose from private businessman to the state’s highest elected office with far […]
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How Paul LePage became Maine’s governor
AUGUSTA — For the roughly 62 percent of voters who chose someone other than Republican Paul LePage for governor on Election Day in 2010, the result was a shock. They remember a campaign full of controversy over property tax payments, threats to punch reporters and a promise that, if elected, the Waterville Republican would tell […]