The Democratic Party says it didn’t check its own candidates because it assumes they are ‘adult enough’ to consider whether they should run for office with criminal records.
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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Politically speaking, it’s mud season in Maine
As advertising by state parties and outside groups ramps up, so do complaints about untruthful or misleading attacks and claims.
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Maine’s candidates for governor field questions on economy and energy at fast-paced debate
While Janet Mills, Shawn Moody, Alan Caron and Terry Hayes differed on a statewide teacher contract and welfare reforms, they agreed on many topics and the only testy exchange came when Moody and Mills sparred over their tax returns.
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Immigrants say they want ‘a seat at the table’ in next governor’s administration
Maine’s foreign-born residents, including naturalized citizens who plan to vote, are following the election closely to find a successor to Paul LePage who will be more supportive of their interests.
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Report on 2006 sex discrimination complaint against Moody shakes up race for governor
A former employee’s complaint to the Maine Human Rights Commission, which the Moody campaign says is false, accused the Republican candidate of firing her because she gave birth and ‘would no longer be able to do the job.’
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Watch video: Candidates for governor spar over climate change, abortion
A largely cordial race turns lively as all four candidates to succeed Gov. Paul LePage confront hot-button issues to set themselves apart from their rivals.
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Fallout for Kavanaugh vote continues for Collins as a prankster alters her Wikipedia page
The online crowd-sourced encyclopedia was changed for a short period to say that Collins had voted to put ‘an attempted rapist on the Supreme Court.’
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Collins says she will vote to confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
In a floor speech Friday, she also praises the #MeToo movement and says sexual assault victims deserve to be listened to.
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As partisan debate rages, Collins says Kavanaugh probe appears ‘very thorough’
But others note that Kavanaugh’s accuser was not interviewed, and Democrats dismiss the report as one, Sen. Heidi Heitcamp of North Dakota, ends speculation by saying she will vote no.
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Collins says Trump’s mocking of Kavanaugh accuser was ‘just plain wrong.’ Sen. King says it made him ‘sick’
The two Maine senators react to the president’s remarks about Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school.