The contenders in Maine’s increasingly heated 2nd District congressional race are getting testy. Both Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden, the Democrat who hopes to unseat him, complained this week about campaign advertising they said crossed the line. When Golden read a Maine GOP post on Facebook calling into question his commitment to […]
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Maine’s largest food bank warns of consequences of requiring some food stamp recipients to work
AUBURN — The state’s largest hunger relief organization says a growing number of Mainers struggle to get enough to eat, and the problem is likely to worsen if lawmakers in Washington impose a work requirement for many who receive food assistance from the government. The proposal, pushed by two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine, […]
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Pro-Trump Super PAC to spend $1 million to help Bruce Poliquin
A super PAC devoted to supporting President Donald Trump plans to spend $1 million to help elect U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican in Maine’s 2nd District. America First Action announced this week it plans to pour $10 million into midterm elections across the country where GOP candidates may have trouble in swing districts. […]
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Carbon tax a rational step
I recently received a letter from Rep. Bruce Poliquin explaining that he voted against a carbon tax because he is concerned about energy costs for Maine families. Rep. Poliquin’s vote shows he is actually not concerned about people’s well-being, at least not beyond the very short term. Nowhere in the letter does he mention the […]
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No, you're the career politician! It's a favored zinger for nearly every candidate
Slamming someone as a “career politician” is one of the harshest slurs available in the political arsenal these days. It has become so routine that it is difficult to find a high-profile election where one, both or all of the candidates involved are not zinging one another as career politicians. That is certainly the case […]
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Beware Poliquin's words
A recent mailing from Rep. Bruce Poliquin stated he was honored to receive the Guardian of Seniors’ Rights Award for 2018 — a selective award for those who vote to protect Medicare and Social Security. This award is from the 60-Plus Association — an organization founded 1992. Its stated purpose is to promote solutions to […]
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Paul Ryan's Super PAC takes aim at Democrat Jared Golden in new TV ad
A political action committee tied to the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to release its first television advertisement of the campaign Wednesday, charging that Democratic congressional hopeful Jared Golden will support tax increases if he makes it to Capitol Hill. Golden said Tuesday that while he supports hiking the taxes […]
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Poliquin floods his Maine district with taxpayer-funded mail
LEWISTON — Former Mayor Larry Gilbert has seen a lot of odd things in politics over the years, but even he was surprised recently when his congressman sent matching, unsolicited letters to his two adult daughters. One letter touted U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s record in targeting sexual harassment on Capitol Hill, while the other hailed […]
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Congressional race may hinge on how voters view Donald Trump
Throughout American history, the political party of the president has almost always taken a hit during midterm elections. “It’s one of the most ironclad things in American politics,” University of Maine at Farmington political science professor James Melcher said Friday. If it happens again this time around, one of the casualties could be U.S. Rep. […]
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Bruce Poliquin issues the first attack ad of the campaign
And so it begins. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s campaign issued its first television advertisement Friday assailing his chief opponent, Democrat Jared Golden, as “too radical” and “too risky.” The move drew a quick denunciation from Golden’s camp. “Today’s desperate attack by Bruce Poliquin comes as no surprise and validates everything the polls show: The two-term […]