Recently, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has been sending out flashy flyers suggesting that the opioid epidemic is over, that his efforts were responsible and that people should call his office to congratulate him. While he has been involved in a number of town hall type meetings and panels, along with other members of Maine’s congressional […]
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Writer Stephen King takes aim at Bruce Poliquin
Horror writer Stephen King is no fan of the Republican congressman who represents him in Maine. Seven times this year, King has taken to Twitter to zing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Friday, he denounced Poliquin as “Maine’s political version of Punxsutawney Phil,” the famous groundhog, because “once every 2 years he comes out of his […]
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Poll shows Jared Golden has a shot at winning 2nd District congressional race
A new poll by The Mellman Group indicates 2nd District Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his Democratic challenger Jared Golden are in a tight race that Golden could win once ranked-choice voting preferences are factored in. The poll, conducted for Golden’s campaign and reported this morning by Roll Call, determined that in the first round […]
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Bruce Poliquin opposes GOP bid to impeach Rod Rosenstein
An effort by some GOP lawmakers to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein won’t get help from Republican Bruce Poliquin. Maine’s 2nd District representative said Thursday that he doesn’t support the move. “I maintain that the impartial and independent investigation by (special counsel) Robert Mueller should run its course,” Poliquin said in a prepared statement. Two […]
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Bruce Poliquin backs GOP bid to smother carbon tax
Maine lawmakers split this week on a U.S. House vote to condemn the idea of a carbon tax to fight climate change, though no serious effort has been made to impose it — and there’s no chance the Republican-controlled Congress or President Donald Trump would approve. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term GOP lawmaker from […]
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Golden calls Poliquin "astonishingly weak" on Russia
LEWISTON — Democratic U.S. House candidate Jared Golden said Tuesday that Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin displayed “astonishingly weak” leadership in his comments about what happened at the Helsinki Summit. Golden, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said Poliquin “fails to acknowledge that Russia poses a serious threat to American democracy, and American security interests abroad, particularly […]
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Maine’s delegation criticizes Trump for casting doubt about Russia’s role in election meddling
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticized President Trump on Monday after his much-anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during which Trump again downplayed Russia’s role in interfering with the 2016 election. Appearing side-by-side at a press conference following their closed two-hour meeting, Trump and Putin both cast doubt on what virtually all intelligence agencies […]
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Poliquin has big lead in campaign cash over Democrat Golden
Heading into the general election, Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has at least one big advantage over his Democratic challenger: money. Poliquin, seeking a third term in Maine’s hardscrabble 2nd District, reported $2.7 million in cash-on-hand at the end of June, compared to $357,000 for Jared Golden, who won a three-way Democratic primary last month […]
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Congressional race called a toss-up in Maine's 2nd District
Things just got tougher for U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s bid for a third term in Maine’s hardscrabble 2nd District. The Cook Political Report, a respected guide to races across the nation, switched the Republican incumbent’s bid from leaning Poliquin’s way to being a toss-up. Democrat Jared Golden, a 35-year-old U.S. Marine veteran from Lewiston, moved […]
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Paul LePage says congressional hopeful Jared Golden 'has a lot to learn'
LEWISTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District is going to win a third term easily in November’s general election, Gov. Paul LePage said Monday. LePage said Poliquin is “one of the hardest workers in Washington,” and deserves to come out on top in the Nov. 6 general election. The governor said […]