I am voting for Eric Brakey for the U.S. Senate. Brakey has proven himself to be a real constitutional conservative. As a two-term state senator from Auburn, he has expanded health care, reformed welfare and protected people’s constitutional right to bear arms. Brakey doesn’t have a lot of money, but he works twice as hard […]
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Angus King hit from right and left during first U.S. Senate race debate
SOUTH PORTLAND — The two challengers to U.S. Sen. Angus King criticized the independent from both sides during an hourlong debate Monday morning hosted by WGAN radio. King, first elected to the Senate in 2012, mostly declined to respond to attacks from Democrat Zak Ringelstein, who targeted the senator for accepting corporate donations and for […]
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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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Brakey turned his back on veterans
District 20 Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn voted “no” on every one of the following: • LD 182, a bill to protect firefighters; • LD 673, tipped wages for workers; • LD 1609, to increase wages, passed by voters November, 2016; • LD 1441, bill to help veterans; • LD 390, tax fairness bill, passed […]
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Trump Jr. visits Portland to raise money for Brakey and Maine Republicans
Donald Trump Jr., a reliable and outspoken cheerleader for his father’s presidency, visited Portland on Monday evening to help raise money for the Maine Republican Party and its candidates. The event, held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, featured a private reception from 5 to 6 p.m. for donors who contributed $1,500 or more, […]
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Brakey's campaign merely partisan
Eric Brakey should find a worthwhile campaign to work on, as his is so desperately devoid of issues that might matter to the majority of people. The report of his attack on Sen. Angus King’s 9/11 speech (Sept. 12) demonstrates that Brakey’s campaign is merely partisan, something people don’t need any more of. What people […]
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Republican candidates the best choice
America’s Founding Fathers believed that the most important of the unalienable rights are the right to life, the right to liberty (which is being eroded by huge government and its unelected bureaucracies) and the right to pursue whatever course of life a person may desire in search of happiness, so long as it does not […]
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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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Brakey will protect our liberty
The liberties people enjoy, as long as they do not harm others, need protection. Those include: Worshiping as we see fit without interference; freedom to responsibly possess a firearm; freedom to use property for any purpose; freedom to put into our bodies the foods and medicines we choose; and others. Those freedoms and other social […]
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Brakey fights to save Mainers' money
Eric Brakey has the experience to solve Maine’s energy problems. As energy costs continue to drive opportunity out of Maine, residents need someone in Washington who will find ways to lower energy costs. Maine has some of the highest energy costs in the country. Those high energy cost have driven businesses out of Maine, causing […]