I am supporting Jared Golden for Congress in the 2nd District. Golden was raised in the district (Lewiston) and understands the needs of the area’s people. He understands the way of life and culture here. As a U.S. Marine combat veteran, he understands the area’s veterans. He understands health problems as well as hard work […]
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Central Maine Medical Center calls on Poliquin to pull health care ad
A new political advertisement from U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s congressional campaign features a politics-heavy gathering at a Lewiston hot dog stand that includes a local doctor touting the two-term Republican’s health care record. At one point in the 30-second spot, the camera zooms in for a close-up of the physician’s name embroidered on his white […]
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Donald Trump endorses Bruce Poliquin with a tweet
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to express his “full endorsement” of Maine’s 2nd District Republican congressman Bruce Poliquin. In a late-afternoon statement on the social media site, the president called Poliquin “a great congressman.” “He is in a tough fight against a very liberal Nancy Pelosi Democrat,” Trump said, referring to Lewiston […]
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Golden has more individual donors; Poliquin pulls in PAC money
Though the two leading candidates in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race have each raised just shy of $4 million for their Nov. 6 showdown, their sources of cash are notably different. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, an Oakland Republican who hopes to return for a third term, has been more heavily supported by wealthy donors and […]
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Poliquin might challenge results if ranked-choice voting leads to his defeat
One of the more telling moments in the two debates this fall among the four candidates to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District came during the final question they faced. Asked if they’d accept the outcome of the ranked-choice voting contest, three of the contenders said they would. But U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican […]
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Jared Golden clearly the best choice
I am voting for Jared Golden to represent me in Congress and encourage other to do so, as well. Golden is right on the issues that matter. He knows that the state needs to invest in infrastructure to help Maine’s economy and he will take a common-sense approach to regulation. He is ready to strengthen […]
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Jared Golden is the right man
Bruce Poliquin calls Jared Golden a socialist because Golden wants to give people past the age of 55 the opportunity to purchase Medicare coverage. The operative word is purchase. Instead of paying insurance premiums to private insurers, those premiums would go to Medicare. That would not be a billion dollar cost to taxpayers. It would, […]
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Bruce Poliquin declines to explain his repeated ‘job creator’ claim
In two debates this month, Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has said he was a “job creator” during his 35 years in private business. The 2nd District incumbent contrasted his record with that of his three opponents in the Nov. 6 election, including Democrat Jared Golden, who allegedly haven’t created any jobs. In a letter […]
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Congressional candidates clash in 2nd District debate
Several times during Tuesday’s congressional debate in Maine’s 2nd District, Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin assailed Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat who serves as her party’s leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. The two-term incumbent sought during the hourlong, televised debate to tie Pelosi to his Democratic challenger, Jared Golden. Though Golden, a state representative […]
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Super-rich play the wrong music
“He who pays the piper, calls the tune.” According to opensecrets.org, Bruce Poliquin’s campaign has received a mere 1 percent of his campaign funds from individual contributions of less than $200. Jared Golden has received 26 percent of his funds from such contributions. That confirms what we already know. Golden risked his life for the […]