2020 shows Democrats aren’t the only ones to gain support when policies make voting easier.
Jim Fossel
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Jim Fossel: New ideas needed on COVID, economy
Bailouts and lockdowns were tried last spring, but the problems are not going away.
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Jim Fossel: Legislature should consider reforms this session
It’s time to make Maine’s legislative branch more transparent, efficient and democratic.
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Jim Fossel: Portland referenda could echo around Maine
Four citizen-initiated ordinances passed by voters in one city show the growing chasm between moderate Democratic leaders and their more progressive base.
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Jim Fossel: Moderation is the blessing of divided government
Liberals should take solace from the fact that even if they can’t do everything they want, their opponents won’t be able to either.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should start planning for 2022
If the party raises money and recruits candidates, the midterms could be a wave year – in the Blaine House, the Legislature and the 2nd District.
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Jim Fossel: Money fails to win Gideon a Senate seat in Maine
Tuesday shows, once again, that voters favor moderates with strong ties to the state and an identity outside of their party affiliation.
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Jim Fossel: Without third parties, presidential debates will always fail the voters
The events are designed to protect major-party candidates from challenges by hopefuls on their own ideological flanks.
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Jim Fossel: Susan Collins is one of the Senate’s last mavericks
Collins is one of the few senators willing to buck her party when it’s in the interest of people back home.
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Jim Fossel: Court packing would damage democratic institutions
Democrats are threatening to tear up the Supreme Court in response to Republicans’ constitutional actions.