The former state treasurer, who faces state Sen. Emily Cain in November, has received support from a national group and lawmaker aligned with the limited-government tea party movement, which Democrats are using as ammo as they attempt to paint his views as extreme. But Poliquin says he doesn’t believe in being defined by any label, […]
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GOP ticket in Maine features conflicting views
LEWISTON — She’s been endorsed by labor unions, a leading environmental organization, a national gay rights group and Maine’s popular independent U.S. senator, Angus King. At first blush it would be easy to mistake Susan Collins — seeking her fourth term in the U.S. Senate — as a Democrat. But Collins is most decidedly a […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District an unlikely battleground for abortion
BANGOR — Social issues, in particular abortion, are poised to become part of the campaign narrative in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, with supporters of Sen. Emily Cain, the Democrat, and Republican Bruce Poliquin making plans to bring them to the fore. Voters in this congressional district, which includes Lewiston, Bangor and some of the most […]
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District: Bruce Poliquin collects $281,000 after Democratic primary
AUGUSTA — Bruce Poliquin, the Republican seeking Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, has raised more than $280,000 in the first reporting period after the primary election. Poliquin’s campaign said Monday that it will report that it raised $281,205 in the 20 days following the primary on June 10. His campaign says that the former state […]
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Snowe proposes open primaries as a way to combat DC gridlock
AUGUSTA — She has been out of office for nearly two years, but former Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has stayed focused on Washington. The three-term senator from Maine famously left Congress in 2012, dispirited by what she described as increasingly partisan gridlock and a failure of lawmakers to do the people’s work. She has […]
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North to Augusta: Primary spin cycles accelerate Maine’s campaign season
With the June primaries behind them, Maine’s major political parties — Democrats and Republicans — are now working to heal any lingering hard feelings from what’s been some very heated races — especially in the state’s giant 2nd U.S. Congressional District. Every State House seat and the governor’s office is also up for grabs this […]
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Poliquin aims for unity in bid to return 2nd District to GOP
AUGUSTA — Shortly after it became clear Tuesday night that Bruce Poliquin had sewn up the Republican party’s nomination in Maine’s open 2nd Congressional District, he made it clear that he would need opponent Kevin Raye’s supporters if he is to win the general election in November. “We are going to need Kevin, we’re going […]
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It’s Cain vs. Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race
LEWISTON — Democratic voters picked Emily Cain to be their candidate in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat Tuesday while Republican voters decided Bruce Poliquin would be their party’s selection. Both Poliquin, a former state treasurer and Cain, a state senator from Orono, won their primary races by decisive margins, setting the stage […]
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Primary candidates in congressional race span political spectrum
LEWISTON — The outcome of Tuesday’s primary to pick the contenders to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in Congress will be a bellwether for both political parties in the summer and fall political campaigns. Democratic and Republican primary voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the vast majority of the state from Androscoggin County […]
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Raye, Poliquin square off for GOP 2nd District nomination
NEWPORT — In northern Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District, where views tend to run more conservative than in the state’s heavily populated south, a spirited race for the Republican congressional nomination has voters deciding between a tea party-backed candidate or a traditional New England conservative. Kevin Raye, former chief of staff to Sen. Olympia Snowe, […]