Biden ‘just didn’t have the spark that we needed tonight,’ Rosemarie DeAngelus, a Democrat from South Portland, said from her watch party at Broadway Bowl.
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Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
President Biden and former President Donald Trump held an unusually early debate on Thursday night in Atlanta, speaking to an electorate that has expressed strong dissatisfaction with their choice of candidates.
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Sen. Joe Manchin donates to King, Golden reelection campaigns
Manchin has a record of endorsing candidates from both sides of the political aisle. He backed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins during her hotly contested 2020 reelection campaign.
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Biden delivers halting answers, Trump unleashes flurry of falsehoods at first debate
Donald Trump’s allies immediately declared victory after the debate while prominent Democrats publicly questioned whether President Biden could move forward.
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Biden and Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate
Thursday’s presidential debate starts at 9 p.m. on CNN.
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Clean Elections Board considers if Portland council candidate violated program rules
The board decided that Brandon Mazer, accused of accepting a gift of polling data, may receive clean elections funds – but it won’t issue a final decision until July.
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National Democrats target 2 Republican seats in Maine Senate
The party is focusing on Senate seats in Auburn and Augusta, which are currently held by Republicans who are not seeking reelection.
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Here’s a look at Trump’s VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Trump’s choice would likely become the immediate front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination four years from now if Trump were to win a second term, the constitutional limit.
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‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears
Her comments come as the campaign announced it would hold more than 50 events in battleground states and beyond to mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal legal right to an abortion.
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The establishment wins: Primary voters keep backing incumbents
There’s little sign of Democratic primary voters ousting incumbents who supported aid for Israel, despite the numerous pro-Palestinian protests this spring.