NORRIDGEWOCK — Both of Maine’s U.S. senators said Tuesday they are strongly opposed to President Donald Trump’s plan to issue an executive order revoking birthright citizenship for the children of noncitizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. “I completely disagree with that,” Republican Sen. Susan Collins said in an interview following a news […]
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Disgraceful ultra-extreme rhetoric
I was shocked and disgusted by the intensity of a recent poster circulated by Poliquin for Congress boldly labelling Jared Golden as a liar. Poliquin’s biennial emergence from his lair at election time spouting such negatively vehement, un-civil discourse epitomizes the pervasive problem of extreme polarization paralyzing politics and government today. Poliquin and his minions […]
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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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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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Country cannot afford Poliquin
As a veteran, I take issue with Bruce Poliquin’s attacks on the character and commitment of Jared Golden. Golden is the best candidate to represent the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress. As a real resident of the district, he is in touch with residents’ problems and needs. As a war veteran, he has proven […]
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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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Jared Golden hauls in $2.7 million in most recent quarter
In the most recent quarter, Lewiston Democrat Jared Golden raised five times as much money for his 2nd Congressional District race as the Republican incumbent he hopes to defeat. Golden brought in $2.7 million compared to $538,000 for U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who has represented the sprawling district since 2014. Calling it an […]