I have watched the past three gubernatorial debates and the choice is so clear. I am voting for the man with a good plan and a way to pay for it: Independent Eliot Cutler. I am tired of all the fighting and the bickering. That is all I saw between Michaud and LePage during the […]
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M. Hews: Do the right thing
Cutting through all the negative political ads, sound bites and rhetoric to fully understand a candidate’s positions, policies and plans is critical to voting for and electing the best person to represent the interests of Maine and its citizens. If voters look closely at each gubernatorial candidate’s positions, policies and plans, as I have, it […]
Republican committeemen say Michaud was not bipartisan on state budgets
AUBURN — A trio of Republicans, including one sitting state representative and two who served with Democrat Mike Michaud in the Legislature in the 1990s, said Friday that Michaud has misrepresented his legislative work on the state budget. Michaud is the Democratic challenger to Republican Gov. Paul LePage. Also in the race is independent Eliot […]
Cutler reducing television ad buy
PORTLAND — Independent Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler is reducing his budget for television advertising in the week leading up to the election. A spokeswoman for Cutler says the budget for the week that began Tuesday and ends the day before the election is being cut from $150,000 to $120,000. The statement from Cutler’s campaign […]
R. Ault: A better alternative
Talking with friends and associates (Republicans, Democrats and independents), I learn more of them are now endorsing Eliot Cutler for governor. I lament the loss of civility, courtesy, cooperation and the rise of conflict, contentiousness and confrontation among local and national leaders and legislators. I resent the interference from out-of-state PAC wealth that unduly influences […]
S. Sloan: A state of opportunity
Voters have a special opportunity to elect a candidate who can overcome the gridlock, the partisanship and the divisiveness that has charted Maine on the wrong course for some many years. There is an opportunity to elect a candidate who has the business, legal and political experience necessary to facilitate a robust and prosperous 21st […]
A. Bancroft: Can negotiate effectively
Eliot Cutler has excellent qualifications to be a governor Mainers will all be proud of. He has written a book called “A State of Opportunity,” which clearly defines his plan for each of the issues people are concerned with in this election, and he describes how they will be paid for. His experience in government […]
King supports Michaud after Cutler says victory is a long shot
U.S. Sen. Angus King announced Wednesday that he is supporting U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud for governor of Maine. On Aug. 18, King endorsed independent candidate Eliot Cutler — who said Wednesday his victory was a “long shot.” “The good news is that we still have a chance to elect a governor who will represent the […]
Cutler won’t drop out, but urges supporters to vote their conscience
UPDATE: King switches support to Michaud PORTLAND — Less than a week before Election Day, independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler told his supporters Wednesday morning that if they don’t think he can win the race for governor, they should vote their conscience. Cutler, who has trailed in the polls for months to Republican Gov. Paul […]
T. Hayes: Vote for the best qualified
Eliot Cutler will not drop out. The shrill political parties don’t own democracy, the voters do. Maine voters will decide this race. Those who voted for Cutler in 2010 did not elect LePage; those who voted for Libby Mitchell did. Cutler came within 1.7 percent of beating LePage. If independent Sean Moody had “dropped out,” […]