AUGUSTA — A Maine group seeking to boost public funding for campaigns says that contributions from large donors in this year’s governor’s race have skyrocketed since 2010. An analysis from Maine Citizens for Clean Elections says that Republican Gov. Paul LePage, Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler have raised a total of $4.5 million […]
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Obama energizes Maine Democrats for Michaud
PORTLAND (AP) — On a campaign swing through Maine, President Barack Obama called on Democrats on Thursday to get everyone they know to the polls to defeat Republican Gov. Paul LePage next week, warning that the race is “too important to stay home.” Before roughly 3,000 supporters of gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud in Portland just […]
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Cutler reducing television ad buy
PORTLAND — Independent Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is reducing his budget for television advertising in the week leading up to the election. A spokeswoman for Cutler says the budget for the week that began Tuesday and ends the day before the election is being cut from $150,000 to $120,000. The statement from Cutler’s campaign […]
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Maine Supreme Court denies appeal to bear baiting ban supporters
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is denying an animal rights group’s request for an expedited appeal in its case against the state’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Mainers For Fair Bear Hunting is appealing a Portland judge’s ruling that the wildlife department can use its resources to campaign against a statewide referendum […]
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Mitchell endorses Mike Michaud in Maine governor’s race
PORTLAND — George Mitchell, a former U.S. Senate majority leader from Maine, has released a new video endorsing Mike Michaud, the Democratic candidate for governor. Mitchell, a Democrat, is the second former U.S. Senator to add their voice to the governor’s race. Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, a Republican, endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage on […]
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Maine’s top 10 political donors giving $3.95 million
Learn About Tableau They are the elite of the elite. They may not be one in a million, but they are 10 in a million. The top 10 individual Maine donors to state and national political campaigns represent 0.001 percent of Maine’s adult population of about 1 million. But that percentage represents 27.3 percent of […]
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King supports Michaud after Cutler says victory is a long shot
U.S. Sen. Angus King announced Wednesday that he is supporting U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud for governor of Maine. On Aug. 18, King endorsed independent candidate Eliot Cutler — who said Wednesday his victory was a “long shot.” “The good news is that we still have a chance to elect a governor who will represent the […]
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Cutler won’t drop out, but urges supporters to vote their conscience
UPDATE: King switches support to Michaud PORTLAND — Less than a week before Election Day, independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler told his supporters Wednesday morning that if they don’t think he can win the race for governor, they should vote their conscience. Cutler, who has trailed in the polls for months to Republican Gov. Paul […]
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Obama visit Thursday restricts Southern Maine flight traffic
AUBURN — President Barack Obama’s planned campaign visit to Maine in support of gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud will restrict air traffic around Maine for five hours Thursday afternoon. The president is scheduled to speak at a rally at the Portland Exposition Center. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Wednesday restricting flights for […]
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Chris Christie rallies for LePage in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday told a group of enthusiastic Republicans in Bangor that they needed to make the re-election of Maine Gov. Paul LePage a top priority over the next six days. “For the next six days, make Paul LePage your cause. Make Paul LePage your assignment. Make Paul […]