LEWISTON — Guns and hot dogs are on Donald Trump Jr.’s agenda as the Republican presidential candidate’s eldest son makes a campaign swing through the area Tuesday. Hoping to boost his father’s fading chances, Trump plans to pitch the GOP White House hopeful at stops in Gray and Auburn before capping his trip with lunch […]
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Donald Trump says not to believe polls because ‘we are winning’
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Election Day just 15 days off, Donald Trump fought to preserve his narrow path to the presidency in must-win Florida on Monday. Hillary Clinton worked to slam the door on her Republican opponent in New Hampshire. Trump’s team concedes both publicly and privately that his electoral map is becoming bleak. And […]
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Battleground states heat up
Trump’s team concedes both publicly and privately that his electoral map is bleak. And GOP leaders are growing increasingly worried that his weak standing jeopardizes vulnerable Republican Senate candidates in battlegrounds like Florida, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. The New York billionaire on Monday lashed out at the media, a regular target of his struggling campaign: […]
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Mass media facing loss of public trust
WASHINGTON — Regardless of who wins the election, the press — or, at any rate, what used to be called the “mainstream” media — may be the big loser. Donald Trump is making a case that he’s the victim of an orchestrated media campaign to defeat him, and although the charge is not true, it […]
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Corruption in the Clinton machine
I believe Hillary Clinton is a criminal and should be indicted. She has done more harm with all her scandals than Richard Nixon ever did. Clinton is a liar with a horrendous track record as secretary of state, but most or all media are favoring Clinton and play up attacks on Donald Trump. Uninformed people […]
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Maine is getting outsize attention from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
MILLINOCKET — Michael Madore and Tom Leet remember when this was called the “Magic City,” an oasis of prosperity in the dense Maine woods. The magic and the paper mills that created it are gone, and the men disagree on which presidential candidate can best help bring something – anything – back. But they know […]
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Trump scares me to the core
What possesses anyone to look favorably at Donald Trump for president? Aside from his obvious lack of knowledge, compounded by his combative stance against any and all who disagree with him, there are ample warning signs that have me wondering what would happen with him in the oval office. To paraphrase Michelle Obama, that scares […]
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Donald Trump promises to accept results — if he wins or results are clear
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump opened the door Thursday to the the possibility he’ll contest the results of the presidential election if there’s a “questionable result,” teasingly promising to fully accept the outcome “if I win.” The Republican presidential nominee said he was reserving his right to “contest or file a legal challenge” if he loses. […]
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Fact checking Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s debate claims
A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts: TRUMP: “We’re not making things anymore, relatively speaking.” THE FACTS: Despite his “relatively speaking” hedge, the assertion is wrong. U.S. factory production has more than doubled since 1979, when manufacturing employment was at its peak. The problem is […]
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Donald Trump refuses to say he will accept election results
LAS VEGAS — Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say Wednesday night that he will accept the results of next month’s election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump’s resistance “horrifying.” Trump had spent the days leading up to the third and final presidential […]