Democrat Jarrod Golden wants to work for the people of Maine’s 2nd District. I think it is reasonable to look at how hard the past two Democrat congressmen worked for Maine as a predictor of how hard another Democrat will work. During his 12 years in Congress, Mike Michaud, passed 11 bills, which includes two […]
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What has Poliquin done for workers?
The cut in taxes that Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s recent television ad claims Jared Golden voted against benefited the people at the top of the earnings ladder. I don’t know anyone who received a $2,000 reduction in taxes, as Poliquin claimed. Gov. LePage’s budget resulted in underfunding state agencies such as Child Protective Services, which resulted […]
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Republican candidates the best choice
America’s Founding Fathers believed that the most important of the unalienable rights are the right to life, the right to liberty (which is being eroded by huge government and its unelected bureaucracies) and the right to pursue whatever course of life a person may desire in search of happiness, so long as it does not […]
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Billionaires, others pouring money into Maine’s U.S. House race
Some of the richest, most powerful people in America — including at least 15 billionaires — are pouring millions of dollars into Maine this fall. It’s not for a new factory, a coastal resort or anything that would directly benefit most Mainers. Instead, they’re using the cash to try to influence the outcome of the […]
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Lewiston-Auburn 9/11 memorials remember and honor those who fell
It doesn’t matter that it’s been 17 years. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those infamous moments when anyone old enough to remember knows exactly what they were doing when it happened. At separate 9/11 memorial ceremonies in Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday morning, elected officials and local fire and police […]
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Carbon tax isn't helpful
Last month, Congress voted on a resolution that stated a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy. The resolution was supported by nearly all House Republicans. A carbon tax would raise gas and electricity costs for all consumers and have little environmental impact. I applaud Rep. Bruce Poliquin for opposing a carbon tax and […]
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Democrats zing Bruce Poliquin for scrubbing ACA repeal from his website
If there’s one issue that Democrats are pounding more than any other in Maine’s increasingly bitter 2nd District congressional race, it’s that two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted last year to gut the Affordable Care Act. It’s an issue Poliquin isn’t keen to focus on. Yet his critics, including Jared Golden, Poliquin’s top challenger, said […]
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Nike-shunning Poliquin touts New Balance footwear
With Nike under fire from conservatives who are unhappy with its decision to use former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a new ad campaign, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin took to social media Thursday to urge Mainers to lace up New Balance shoes instead. “With Nike hiring Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers famed […]
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A sad time for Republicans
It is, indeed, a sad time for Maine Republicans. First off, critics say Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to challenge a federal court’s ruling that the Civil Rights Act protects gay and transgender workers from discrimination casts Maine in a bad light and could hurt the state’s economic development efforts. And then Rep. Bruce Poliquin hides […]
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Maine's Congressional Races: High stakes in the 2nd District
With control of the U.S. House at stake, it’s no surprise Democrats are coming hard after the only Republican incumbent from New England — and that the GOP is equally committed to holding them back. Two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who claimed Maine’s sprawling 2nd District four years ago, faces a challenge from Democrat Jared […]