Elderly ladies are portrayed sitting at a kitchen table in Republican 2nd Congressional District hopeful Kevin Raye’s latest campaign ad, and they aren’t fans of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, his challenger.
Michael Shepherd
Truth Test: Summers backs Ryan ‘goal,’ but ad takes some liberties
The ad against Republican Charlie Summers begs questions about his support for the aggressive federal budget plan of the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Truth Test: King ad holds up Summers’ stances on taxes, climate change
The ad marks the start of a more aggressive campaign strategy on the part of the independent candidate for U.S. Senate.
Politics meets ‘fantasy world’
Maine Republicans attack a state Senate candidate for being an online video gamer, drawing predictions the tactic will backfire.
Maine Republicans attack candidate for playing World of Warcraft
They have created a website and released a corresponding mailer detailing the online gaming history of District 25 Democratic candidate Colleen Lachowicz.
Truth Test: Raye’s ad makes accurate claim about business measures
Not only do the businesses in the ad stand by the House candidate’s claims, but other sources corroborate them.
Maine campaigns develop appetite for apt apps
Candidates discover that handy mobile applications can generate useful information and help them navigate the arcane art of getting votes.
Summers drops out of two debates
Summers campaign manager Lance Dutson said the campaign decided to skip the forums because of scheduling conflicts.
TV stations show no sign they’ll stop airing two anti-King ads
The candidate’s campaign had asked that the ads be pulled, claiming there are inaccuracies.
King’s campaign altered newspaper article on website
Angus King’s campaign heavily edited a newspaper profile of him – removing passages that were critical – before posting it on the campaign’s website Monday.