Things just got tougher for U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s bid for a third term in Maine’s hardscrabble 2nd District. The Cook Political Report, a respected guide to races across the nation, switched the Republican incumbent’s bid from leaning Poliquin’s way to being a toss-up. Democrat Jared Golden, a 35-year-old U.S. Marine veteran from Lewiston, moved […]
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Paul LePage says congressional hopeful Jared Golden 'has a lot to learn'
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District is going to win a third term easily in November’s general election, Gov. Paul LePage said Monday. LePage said Poliquin is “one of the hardest workers in Washington,” and deserves to come out on top in the Nov. 6 general election. The governor said […]
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Golden supports retailers' right to sell assault-style rifles
Democratic congressional candidate Jared Golden declined Tuesday to endorse efforts to pressure the Kittery Trading Post to stop selling assault-style rifles. Calling the store “an iconic Maine business,” Golden said retailers in the state “should be able to sell firearms to those who can legally possess them.” The Lewiston state representative’s comments came in reaction […]
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Lucas St. Clair congratulates Jared Golden, but not ready to concede yet
Though it appears Lucas St. Clair is heading for a solid second-place finish in Maine’s sole congressional primary, he is waiting for final results before throwing in the towel. “We owe it to the people who heard our message and cast their vote for us to see the vote counting through to the end, even […]
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Effort to undermine Bruce Poliquin in Bangor is working, poll claims
A sustained advertising campaign in the Bangor area that battered Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin for his votes in favor of the GOP’s tax cut plan and against the Affordable Care Act cut deeply into the two-term lawmaker’s favorability ratings. The case study on the potential impact of highlighting a swing district congressman’s votes took […]
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Democratic primary: The fight for Bruce Poliquin’s seat
Style and experience — not the issues — separate the three Democrats vying next Tuesday for Bruce Poliquin’s seat in Congress. Democrats sense an opportunity to upend a Republican member of Congress in Maine’s sprawling, scrappy 2nd District, the poorest and least diverse east of the Mississippi River. With pockets of unemployment and a raging […]
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Democrats agree Poliquin and Pelosi need to go
SOUTH PARIS — All three of the Democrats seeking to snatch Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat this year from a Republican incumbent said Monday they do not want to see their party’s longtime House leader regain the speaker’s office if the GOP loses its majority. Environmentalist Lucas St. Clair said that former House Speaker […]
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Two independents secure spots on 2nd District U.S. House ballot
Two independent candidates have secured spots on the Nov. 6 general election ballot to face Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican. Portland lawyer Tiffany Bond and Southwest Harbor educator Will Hoar filed the required signatures with the Secretary of State’s Office late Friday to claim lines on the 2nd District congressional ballot. Three […]