A new online poll suggesting that Democrat Janet Mills is leading Republican Shawn Moody by 8 percentage points in the race to be Maine’s next governor came under fire from Moody’s campaign. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 […]
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Shawn Moody recruits Paul LePage's daughter and former advisers
Body shop entrepreneur Shawn Moody, a former independent who joined the Republican Party in October, has assembled a team of former members of Gov. Paul LePage’s staff for his anticipated run for governor in 2018. Moody, of Gorham, is expected to announce his candidacy Tuesday. He said previously that he would disclose his intentions by Thanksgiving. […]
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Democrats charge Bruce Poliquin is in NRA's pocket
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine Democrats hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin are taking aim at the financial backing the Maine Republican has received from the National Rifle Association. Their assault follows publication of a chart this week in The New York Times that contained a striking statistic: Poliquin has received more NRA campaign […]
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Behind closed doors, Bruce Poliquin says talking to press could cost him his seat
Bruce Poliquin Speaking behind closed doors this week at a Bangor cocktail reception hosted by a conservation foundation, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said he deliberately avoids talking to the press because he doesn’t want to provide “them and everyone else the ammunition they need and we lose this seat.” A secret recording obtained by the […]
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As Jared Golden enters congressional race, GOP bashes him
LEWISTON — On a sunny morning at the corner of Kennedy Park on Thursday, state Rep. Jared Golden formally declared his intention to run for Congress in a short speech and then hopped into the shotgun seat of a green GMC Sierra pickup truck to head north to faraway Eagle Lake. Golden, 35, said he […]
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Emily's List targets Bruce Poliquin in 2018 race
Emily Cain couldn’t defeat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin on her own, but now she’s put the Maine Republican “On Notice” that Emily’s List is making him one of its top targets in next year’s election. As executive director of the organization devoted to electing women, Cain, a Democrat who lost twice to Poliquin, said Emily’s […]
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The man behind Maine’s GOP upstarts: Political strategist Brent Littlefield engineered LePage, Poliquin victories
AUGUSTA — While Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep.-elect Bruce Poliquin were the ones giving victory speeches after Election Day, it’s arguable that another Republican was an equal winner: political strategist Brent Littlefield. A consultant who crafted the successful campaigns of both LePage and Poliquin, Littlefield proved beyond a doubt in 2014 that he’s got […]