A pending transportation bill in the House still does not preserve the Downeaster funding, but the Senate bill is considered more likely to attract bipartisan support.
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Pingree submits signatures for 1st District race
The Democratic incumbent’s campaign says she submitted petitions containing 1,500 signatures, the most allowed by law
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No Senate run for Pingree
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Wednesday that she won’t run for the U.S. Senate, a move that appears to boost the candidacy of independent former Gov. Angus King.
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PINGREE WON’T RUN FOR SENATE
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Wednesday that she won’t run for the U.S. Senate, a move that appears to boost the candidacy of independent former Gov. Angus King.
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Pingree won’t run for U.S. Senate
In the wake of Rep. Chellie Pingree’s decision, several Democratic officials and strategists say Democrats might coalesce behind Angus King, the socially liberal former governor who won two campaigns as an independent.
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King says he’s in it to win it
‘I am certainly not interested in being a spoiler and changing the dynamics of the race,’ former governor says during interview
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King says he won’t be spoiler; Pingree still mulling run
Former Gov. Angus King, who is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate, said Monday that he would consider dropping out of the race this fall if it appeared that he could not win.
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Democratic poll has King leading three-way race
The poll released today by Public Policy Polling, a national Democratic firm, was conducted March 2-4.
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Pingree still weighing decision on Senate run
“We have enough experience in Maine with three-way races that I think it definitely adds a new dimension to the conversation about what to do here.”
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King throws hat in ring
Vowing that “nobody will be able to tell me how to vote but the people of Maine,” former Gov. Angus King Jr. announced Monday night that he will run for the U.S. Senate.