Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein, who this week canceled a campaign tour of Maine to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, was arrested Friday for refusing to leave a child detention center in Texas after being told he would not be allowed inside. “Zak is now a political prisoner of the Trump regime,” read a […]
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Federal judge rejects Max Linn’s effort to run in Maine Republican primary
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request by supporters of Max Linn to declare that Secretary of State Matt Dunlap violated the law when he rejected nominating petitions bearing their signatures and disqualified Linn from the June 12 Republican U.S. Senate primary. The ruling killed Linn’s hopes to run against state Sen. Eric Brakey […]
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LePage endorses Eric Brakey in U.S. Senate race against Angus King
Gov. Paul LePage has thrown his support behind state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, as Brakey seeks to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Angus King. “He has my full support and I plan to help him win in any way I can,” LePage said in a prepared statement. While LePage has toyed with the notion of running […]
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Max Linn files federal lawsuit to be counted in Republican Senate primary
AUGUSTA – Last week, disqualified U.S. Senate hopeful Max Linn took his campaign to the streets by dotting Maine’s landscape with political signs. Now, he is turning to the courts – once again – in hopes of legitimizing his candidacy. On Monday, Linn’s campaign announced that 14 supporters had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District […]
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Max Linn’s campaign signs have migrated to New Hampshire
AUGUSTA – A Republican U.S. Senate candidate who failed to qualify for Maine’s June primary elections is getting flak for illegally placing campaign signs not in Maine but in neighboring New Hampshire. City offices in Dover, New Hampshire, received a handful of complaints about campaign signs for Max Linn popping up at busy intersections and […]
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Max Linn still posting campaign signs even though he’s not a qualified candidate
AUGUSTA — Even after Maine’s high court told Max Linn he wasn’t a qualified candidate, the Bar Harbor businessman is still on the campaign trail. The would-be U.S. Senate candidate is posting signs across Maine declaring that he is “Trump strong.” The trouble is, a vote for Linn in the Republican primary on June 12 will not […]