A new poll by the Maine People’s Resource Center gives Hillary Clinton a solid statewide lead, but only slightly up in the 2nd Congressional District, where one electoral vote is at stake. The poll, based on phone calls to 890 likely votes, pegged Clinton’s overall lead in Maine at 42-36 in a four-person race or […]
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Transportation bond approval would trigger matching federal funds
When voters get to the bottom of the referendum ballot, they will consider whether to borrow $100 million to construct and reconstruct highways and bridges, and to boost funding for marine transportation, aviation, rail and bike/pedestrian paths across the state. If passed, the money would be matched by another $137 million in federal and other […]
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Hillary Clinton, Bruce Poliquin seem like good bets in Maine
Gamblers with a penchant for politics are betting that Maine voters will approve ballot questions to hike the minimum wage and legalize marijuana. On PredictIt, a crowdsourced, online political gambling site created as an educational experiment, bettors nationwide are also confident that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will win Maine, giving her an 88 percent […]
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Officials fear ranked choice would make counting votes not so simple
When voters have questions, it’s natural they turn to their local municipal officials for answers. That’s exactly what Bethel Town Manager Christine Landes is afraid of when it comes to ranked choice voting because she doesn’t have any answers — and she doubts anyone else does, either. “It’s a confusing mess,” Landes said. “Maybe the idea […]
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Student politicos offer different takes on election
LEWISTON — For Molly Ryan, president of the Bates Republicans, these are difficult days. With Donald Trump leading the GOP ticket in the Nov. 8 election, she said, many young people on her side of the political divide can’t stomach the party’s presidential nominee. “It’s depressing,” Ryan said. “It’s negative.” Young Democrats, on the other hand, […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Emily Cain face off in first debate
The two candidates vying for the 2nd District’s congressional seat drew sharp contrasts between themselves in the first debate of their campaign Tuesday. Covering topics that included everything from a drug epidemic to taxes, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Emily Cain slammed one another often during the 55-minute showdown on Maine […]
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Mitchell campaigns for Clinton in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Six years ago, while serving as a special envoy to the Middle East, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell sat behind closed doors with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a Red Sea resort, talking with the leaders of Israel and Palestine. It was just one of many times that Mitchell had the chance […]
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Raise the minimum wage? Pro and con
Question 4: Do you want to raise the minimum hourly wage of $7.50 to $9 in 2017, with annual $1 increases up to $12 in 2020, and annual cost-of-living increases thereafter; and do you want to raise the direct wage for service workers who receive tips from half the minimum wage to $5 in 2017, […]
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Mike Pence accuses media of doing Hillary Clinton’s work
WASHINGTON — Coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Pence says media fighting for Clinton Updated 5:23 p.m.: Mike Pence is joining Donald Trump in relentlessly hammering the national media coverage of the presidential race. The Republican vice presidential candidate told supporters Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina, that the election is not “exactly […]
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Paul LePage holding more than $300,000 raised for legislative races
AUGUSTA — Tens of thousands of dollars are pouring into state legislative races, but it’s a mystery when and where Republican Gov. Paul LePage will provide support just weeks before Election Day. LePage is a registered fundraiser of ICE PAC, a political action committee that has raised almost $330,000 from donors including Maine logging companies […]