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Election 2020
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank
An analysis of Tuesday’s voting in the state’s largest towns shows that 1 in 5 of the party’s primary voters left the president’s oval blank or wrote in another name.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Nazi flag display at Sanders rally sparks broad condemnation
Images of a flag depicting the swastika symbol that was briefly displayed at the candidate’s rally Thursday night in Phoenix began circulating online after the incident.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Inside the dizzying 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
The win of former Vice President Joe Biden in the South Carolina Democratic primary set off a cascade of events that carried him to a consolidation of support for Super Tuesday.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Voter turnout greater than expected regionally
The first Maine primary election in years and the vaccine referendum question drew more people to the polls on Tuesday, March 3, than some town officials expected.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout
Disappointed in her Super Tuesday finish, the Massachusetts senator dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Biden, Sanders crossed old political boundaries in Maine’s Democratic primary
Voting results defied conventional geographic and demographic divisions among the state’s Democrats, who reacted to a winnowing of the field in recent days.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Politics
Lewiston officials apologize for election day woes
The city received multiple complaints Tuesday as residents heading to the polls had to compete for parking with those attending high school hockey playoff games.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Analysis: Biden’s stunning turnabout remakes Democratic race
Joe Biden swept to victory in Democratic primary contests across the country on Super Tuesday, from New England to the Atlantic seaboard swing states, from the Upper Midwest to the Deep South.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Question 1, tight presidential primary spur voter turnout in region
Officials saw unexpectedly large numbers turning out to kill Question 1 and perhaps help pick the next president.