Party leaders should focus on winning elections, not enforcing ideological purity.
Jim Fossel
Jim Fossel: Democracy is the antidote to extremism
Getting more people to participate in elections will decrease the number of alienated citizens.
Jim Fossel: 2022 could be a race between two governors
Former Gov. Paul LePage is the likely Republican nominee to challenge Gov. Mills, if he wants to run.
Jim Fossel: Sen. Collins shows that some Republicans want to govern
GOP senators who are willing to cross party lines will be crucial if the Biden administration is going to get anything done.
Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should not budge on PPP tax break
There’s no reason to make small businesses pay any taxes on money they received from the federal government.
Jim Fossel: A path forward in a divided Senate
The pressure is going to be on members of both parties to meet in the middle and govern.
Jim Fossel: Impeachment will get in Biden’s way
FBI and federal prosecutors should be allowed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol without political interference.
Jim Fossel: Backroom deals are the wrong way to govern
Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
Jim Fossel: Democrats face trouble without Trump
Biden’s left-right-and-center coalition was welded together by dislike of the 45th president.
Jim Fossel: Federal aid should go directly to people who need it
Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.