BANGOR — Sen. Rand Paul faces a divided Republican Party as he arrives in Maine. The Kentucky Republican is set to address the state Republican convention on Saturday, an annual event for GOP officials troubled by infighting since libertarian-minded activists loyal to Paul’s father seized control of the state party. This year’s theme is “unity,” […]
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Bennett seeks to unite Maine Republicans at convention
PORTLAND (AP) — After two raucous and divisive GOP conventions, Maine Republican party chairman Rick Bennett is promoting solidarity. Four years ago, tea party activists and conservatives at the GOP convention replaced the platform with one calling for sealing the borders and a return to “Austrian economics.” Two years later, Ron Paul libertarians staged a […]
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13 Maine Republicans say they had enough of the party, those still in say GOP will endure, move ahead
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 6:20 p.m. AUGUSTA — A band of right-leaning hard-liners left the Maine GOP, resigning from various state Republican offices, while issuing a letter critical of the national party as well as key politicians in Washington and Augusta. Leaving were a Maine Republican National Committee member, a former U.S. […]
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D. Marquis: Republicans incapable of governing
Thomas Shields (July 25) still refuses to look at his own party’s failures. Intelligence agencies set talking points for all agencies of government while facts are gathered and confirmed. Benghazi was a serious investigation. Fact check.org says it cannot say the administration was intentionally misleading the public. There were huge mistakes made for sure. The […]
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Maine Republicans to choose new leaders Saturday
AUGUSTA — The Republican State Committee will gather in Augusta on Saturday to choose new leaders after the recent resignations of its chairman and vice chairman. At least three people are interested in the positions, including former Senate President Rick Bennett of Oxford, former Rep. Jonathan McKane of Newcastle and former Maine House candidate Sam […]