Republican Anne Fleming and Democrat Art Bell are competing for the seat currently occupied by Janice Cooper.
Election 2020
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Nevada governor blasts Trump’s indoor rally as ‘shameful, dangerous and irresponsible’
In Nevada, where the president held multiple events over the weekend, there have been more than 73,500 cases and more than 1,450 deaths related to the virus.
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Bernie Sanders: Biden win in November is no ‘slam dunk’
The Vermont senator says Joe Biden needs to do more to promote his policies and not ‘just go after Trump.’
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Out-of-state donors fund advertising flood in Maine Senate campaign
The campaigns of both Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon are heavily reliant on out-of-state donors but are also spending the vast majority of their contributions outside of Maine.
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Analysis: Advantages of incumbency crumbling away for Trump
But while he’s depleted some, he still has a few others to draw on as his 2020 campaign continues.
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Joe Biden audio first shared by ‘Russian agent’ thrives online
Heavily edited recordings of conversations between Joe Biden and Ukraine’s former leader represent a new front in foreign election interference.
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Lively U.S. Senate debate puts front-runners Collins and Gideon on the hot seat
In one of the nation’s most closely watched races, the candidates challenge one another on health care, racial inequality, judicial nominations and dark money in politics. You can watch it here.
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Candidates line up for local, state seats
CUMBERLAND COUNTY — The deadline has passed for submitting nomination papers for local races in all three communities and this fall voters will be deciding on a total of 12 contested races for town/city council and school board, along with two contested state Senate and four contested state House seats. In Cape Elizabeth, Council Chairwoman […]
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Letter: Poppy Arford supports Maine Dems’ values
Poppy Arford is the Democratic candidate for the state legislature, District 49. As a Democrat, her positions on issues and guidance for legislation is clearly and succinctly outlined in the values of the Maine Democratic Party – mainedems.org – and on her website, poppy4staterep.com. Sadly, the current political climate is such that any thought of […]
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Letter: Anderson the right choice for Scarborough council
Hello, Scarborough, I am writing to ask you to consider joining me in voting for Jon Anderson for Scarborough Town Council. Jon is smart, articulate, well researched and thoughtful. He and I do not always agree on issues, but what I like most about Jon is how he responds to disagreement. Instead of getting angry […]