LEWISTON — A former communications director on the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins denounced a Maine GOP-sponsored blog that’s provided fodder for attacks against Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin. Lance Dutson, who was once the chief executive officer for the right-leaning Maine Heritage Policy Center, called a recent post questioning whether Chin is […]
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GOP debate fact check
WASHINGTON — You’d think from the latest Republican presidential debate that Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina have special insights into what makes Russian Vladimir Putin tick because the candidates have been up close and personal with the Kremlin’s man himself. Not so much. Trump declared himself a “stablemate” with Putin because both were on the […]
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GOP presidential candidates go deeper in latest debate
After Republicans widely panned the moderators at the previous debate for creating a circus-like atmosphere, the candidates — eight, the smallest group yet — had far deeper discussions about their policy plans, particularly on taxes, military spending and immigration. Taking the stage in Milwaukee were celebrity businessman Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, the […]
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Maine GOP to collect signatures on Election Day
On the eve of the election, the party was working to have petitions printed and distributed to 140 polling places by Tuesday, Maine GOP Executive Director Jason Savage said. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said it would take an “unprecedented effort” for the party to get enough valid signatures of registered voters turned in to […]
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GOP nominates Rep. Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House
WASHINGTON — House Republicans nominated Rep. Paul Ryan on Wednesday to become the chamber’s next speaker, rallying behind a youthful overachiever they hope will guide them out of weeks of internal feuding and disarray and point the party toward accomplishments they can highlight in next year’s elections. Ryan, R-Wis., was his party’s 2012 vice presidential […]
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Maine GOP leaders split over Paul LePage’s beef with Roger Katz
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s request for a Republican to recuse himself from an investigation into whether the governor overstepped his authority underscores an ongoing rift that threatens GOP unity only a few months out from the next legislative session. Republican Senate President Michael Thibodeau is standing behind Government Oversight Committee co-chairman Roger […]
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Dunlap recommends GOP split tax and welfare reform referendum
AUGUSTA — The Maine Republican Party will move forward with a proposed 2016 referendum question to reduce taxes and reform welfare at once, even though Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Tuesday that it should be split into two different questions. Dunlap’s decision is a recommendation for now, but he said he has the […]
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Re-election could play part in rift between Paul LePage and GOP lawmakers
AUGUSTA — The Legislature is more than two months away from its next session, but the battle lines for a 2016 campaign are being drawn. And as he does so often over state politics, Gov. Paul LePage looms over it all. After a session marked by Senate Republican leaders’ split from their party’s governor on […]
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Maine GOP takes a swing at Ben Chin with blog
LEWISTON — Maine Republicans have stepped into Lewiston’s mayoral race, creating a website designed to show just how liberal candidate Ben Chin is. “What we are really trying to do is get the truth about Ben Chin’s positions, wanting non-citizens to vote, his liberal tax-and-spend policies and big, bloated welfare programs,” Jason Savage, executive director […]
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Pressure builds on Paul Ryan to run for House speaker
WASHINGTON — The pressure is on Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, to run for House speaker in the chaotic aftermath of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s sudden decision to abandon his campaign for the post. “I’ve talked with Paul Ryan. He’s talking to people. I think he’d make a great speaker,” […]