The ad is cynically viewed by some as a Republican-backed attempt to siphon support from King among liberals and progressives.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Some high-level Maine Democrats decide to opt out of convention
WASHINGTON — Maine’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention includes longtime party stalwarts and some relatively new faces. But as was the case with state Republicans in Tampa last week, Maine’s highest-ranking Democratic office-holders and some candidates for higher office are skipping the national convention. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, 1st Congressional District, and U.S. Rep. […]
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Safe state? Maine still has some doubters
Maine Democrats at the convention say Obama needs to highlight his work for the middle classes.
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Washington Notebook: Texas delegates take hats off to Mainers
TAMPA, Fla. — Texans who have rallied behind Maine’s contested Ron Paul delegates took their message outside the convention hall and onto the street on Thursday, hawking special T-shirts inspired by Maine’s fight and talking to passers-by. For $15, anyone could pick up a T-shirt in a variety of colors declaring “Texas Remembers the Alamo […]
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Maine GOP Committee now faces convention fallout
Analysis: Exposed in Tampa, Fla., the deep divide within the Maine Republican Party is coming home.
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Maine GOP’s disunity cuts into the partying
The Maine Republican Party’s disunity at the Republican National Convention appears to have taken a toll on a tradition among delegations at political conventions: the partying.
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Maine Republicans eager to hear Romney speak
Those gathered in Tampa hope to hear the GOP presidential nominee tell voters his “real solutions,” as well as open up personally.
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Republicans say treatment of Maine’s delegates could hurt party
Members of Maine’s delegation tried to object to the removal of 10 elected Ron Paul delegates, but their microphone had apparently been turned off.
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Maine’s Ron Paul delegates threaten to boycott convention
The action would protest switching 10 of Maine’s elected delegates with Romney supporters, but some Paul allies question the strategy.
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Mainer, 21, brings rally for Ron Paul to its feet
Ron Paul and his supporters vent their frustration with the Republican Party leadership.