The campaign says the ad is playing on television in key battleground states and on national cable networks.
Scott Thistle
Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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The ‘LePage effect’ looms in battle for State House
The governor’s personality and policies likely will play a role in November, especially in the dozens of tight House and Senate seats.
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Special session on governor killed as Republicans resist
Democrats say the rival party is failing to hold LePage accountable for improper comments and conduct, as top legislators disagree on what sanctions to consider.
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Partisan clash on LePage kills special session effort
The stalemate likely means an end to efforts to sanction the governor for making racially charged comments and threatening a lawmaker.
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In tight legislative races, LePage’s latest missteps may be costly for his party
Democrats will be looking to capitalize on what incumbent Republicans did or didn’t do to address controversial conduct by the governor.
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Maine House Republicans stand by LePage, deciding to take no action
Democrats say the response falls far short of the ‘corrective action’ that’s needed.
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LePage considers ‘corrective action’ after Republicans intervene
Party leaders confront the governor over his racial comments and threats, and he plans to talk with family and advisers to decide how to address their concerns.
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LePage effectively endorses racial profiling in Maine’s battle against drug addiction
Top Democrats call on the governor to step down or seek professional help, a day after he leaves an obscenity-laced voice mail for one legislator.
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‘Prove I’m a racist’: LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail
The governor later says he wishes he and Rep. Drew Gattine could have a duel and ‘I would point (my gun) right between his eyes.’
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Gov. LePage stands by racially charged statements about drug dealers coming to Maine
In a Blaine House interview, he says ‘it’s not a matter of race, it’s a matter of fact’ that most dealers, who come from out of state, are black or Hispanic.