AUGUSTA — Proving he has a fair amount of grassroots support for his gubernatorial bid, Sen. Garrett Mason became the first candidate seeking the state’s top job to submit enough signatures to qualify for Maine Clean Election funding. The Lisbon Republican on Wednesday submitted the names of more than 3,200 Mainers who donated $5 to […]
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Facts contradict U.S. Senate contender Max Linn's claims about his past
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn told GOP officials in two towns last Sunday that he has not run as a Democrat for Congress and never backed Barack Obama’s presidential bid. Both assertions are untrue. As an aspiring politician a decade ago in Florida, the wealthy financial planner did not merely flirt with the opposition […]
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Not all agree LePage has kept promises to Mainers
AUGUSTA — In his final year as Maine’s governor, Republican Paul LePage reflects often on what he has and has not done. This week, he told The Associated Press, “Of the things I’ve campaigned on, I would say I’m the only governor that’s ever done what he said he’s going to do.” That is, not […]
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Director of National Intelligence says Russia will attempt to undermine the 2018 midterm elections
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s top intelligence official said on Tuesday he expects Russia to continue using propaganda, false personas and other tactics to undermine the upcoming elections. “There should be no doubt that Russia perceives its past efforts” to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign “as a success,” and it “views the 2018 midterm elections” […]
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Cloutier to run for a state House seat this year
LEWISTON — With state Rep. Jared Golden’s decision to run for a U.S. House seat instead of a third term in the Legislature, Democrat Kristen Cloutier hopes to claim the 60th District seat. Cloutier, the president of Lewiston’s City Council, said Monday that she feels “called to do something beyond the municipal level.” She said […]
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Lewiston native Mark Dion hopes to be Maine's next governor
After working at a bakery following his graduation from Lewiston High School in 1972, Mark Dion hoped to find an easier job at the Lewiston Brass Works and Foundry. Things did not quite turn out that way. His new employer figured that since Dion was used to ovens, he would be perfect working the furnaces. […]
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Campaigns unsure how ranked-choice voting will affect Maine elections
AUGUSTA — As politicians prepare to face the first-ever congressional election using ranked-choice voting, most admit they have almost no idea how it will affect the results. Ask a political insider how the new voting system will weigh on the primary campaigns waged by Democrats seeking to face Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin this year and the […]
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Congressional contender Tim Rich alleges 'rigged game' in Democratic primary
Democratic congressional candidate Tim Rich is fed up with the Democratic Party. Rich, a Bar Harbor cafe owner, said Wednesday he will likely quit the race this month rather than continue a campaign he doubts he can win. “I believe in a fair fight, but there is no nobility in losing a rigged game,” Rich […]
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Faircloth: Fake news purveyors intolerable
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sean Faircloth has had it with fake news. “We’ve got to protect our democracy” from the rising tide of anonymous online slurs and Russian meddling, the former state lawmaker and ex-mayor of Bangor said. Faircloth, one of a dozen Democrats vying for his party’s backing in the June 12 primary, said government […]
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Congressional hopeful Tiffany Bond rejects campaign cash
Independent congressional candidate Tiffany Bond (Photo provided) Tiffany Bond is a rare politician who doesn’t want your money. Instead of donating to her independent congressional campaign, the Portland family law attorney is asking supporters to give their cash to organizations that help Mainers struggling to pay their heating bills. Before that, she asked them to […]