President Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against the Vermont senator.
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Maine’s June primary likely to be pushed to July because of coronavirus
Gov. Janet Mills says state officials are looking to hold it on July 14, and are preparing for possibly making it absentee-ballot only.
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Eric Brakey denounces $2.2 trillion relief bill as a ‘rotten deal for the American people’
Eric Brakey is alone among the three Republicans in Maine’s 2nd District congressional primary in rejecting the compromise bill that won unanimous backing in the U.S. Senate.
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Democrat Ross LaJeunesse ends Senate campaign, endorses Gideon
The Biddeford resident cites the coronavirus pandemic as a factor in preventing him from running the type of campaign he had planned.
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Gabbard ends long-shot 2020 bid, gives support to Biden
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, an American Samoan and practicing Hindu, was part of what once was a historically diverse Democratic field.
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With 3 more wins, Biden pulls away from Sanders as virus disrupts voting
The former vice president swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, while officials had to scrap voting altogether in Ohio.
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Two Maine candidates for U.S. Senate staying home after possible COVID-19 exposure
A Democrat and an independent are self-quarantining rather than risk spreading virus along the campaign trail.
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Maine’s campaigns turned upside down by coronavirus
Candidates emphasize online presence, avoid handshakes and struggle to get petition signatures amid virus fears.
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Sanders not dropping out, but where does he go from here?
The Vermont senator offers no details on what his campaign may look like before or after he and Joe Biden debate Sunday night in Arizona.
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Biden wins key Michigan primary — and 3 other states — delivering major blow to Sanders
Former Vice President Joe Biden also took Missouri and Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday.