SABATTUS — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, at the Town Hall, 190 Middle Road. All current county committee members, those nominated on March 5 to become county committee members at the countywide caucus and any registered, interested Republicans are encouraged to attend. Nominated county committee […]
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Fact checking Thursday night’s Republican debate
Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders hurled insults again Thursday night but not at each other — rather, at the facts. Bruises were inflicted on the reality of life for Muslim women, the shape of education standards and the reasoning behind U.S. military and foreign policy. Some of the claims in the […]
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Cruz cruises to victory in Maine GOP caucus primary
LEWISTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz cruised to a GOP victory in the Pine Tree State on Saturday. Still, Cruz failed to secure more than 51 percent of the total vote, with businessman Donald Trump coming in second and Ohio Gov. John Kasich placing third. Each candidate will be appointed an allotment of Maine’s Republican […]
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Fact checking the GOP debate
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, offended by coarse language? So it seemed in the Republican presidential debate Thursday night. The notably potty-mouthed New York billionaire objected to an expletive uttered by former Mexican President Vicente Fox over Trump’s proposal to build a fortress-like wall along the Mexican border and make Mexico pay for it. A look […]
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Patti Gagne elected new Androscoggin GOP chair
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee has unanimously elected Lewiston native and small business owner Patti Gagne of Lewiston as its new chairwoman. She is a graduate of the University of Maine. “I am elated to be elected as the new county chair,” she said in a written statement. “My goal is to visit […]
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Maine GOP wont submit welfare-tax petitions for 2016 ballot
AUGUSTA — The Maine Republican Party’s effort to lower income taxes and reform welfare won’t appear on Maine’s ballot in 2016, but a spokesman said Friday the party will push for a vote next year. It was always a strong possibility that the GOP’s bid to get more than 61,000 signatures from Maine voters by […]
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Paul LePage gives ‘gift’ to Republicans, snubs Tom Saviello
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has delivered Christmas gifts to most Republicans in the Legislature. But his goal apparently wasn’t to spread holiday cheer. WMTW-TV reports that the Republican governor sent copies of an illustrated book, “If You’re Riding a Horse and It Dies, Get Off.” The author describes it as a “humorous allegory […]
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Stavros Mendros ousted as Androscoggin GOP chair after dust-up over missing funds
LEWISTON — In the wake of a scandal involving $8,000 in missing cash, the Androscoggin County Republican Committee during a private meeting Thursday voted to remove its chairman, Stavros Mendros of Lewiston. Earlier this month, Mendros alerted the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office and the media that he had discovered the money missing when he […]
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Androscoggin County GOP treasurer resigns after money reported missing
LEWISTON — The treasurer for the Androscoggin County Republican Committee has resigned his position with the political organization, and Executive Committee members have called for the removal of Chairman Stavros Mendros. Mark Ramsay of Lisbon Falls, who has served as treasurer of the Androscoggin GOP committee for about two years, resigned Dec. 1 after $8,000 […]
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Do Trump and Carson inspire enough GOP panic to draft Mitt Romney?
Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket […]