His campaign manager says the final weeks before Election Day will be used to draw a clear distinction between the independent and his opponents.
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King camp asks TV stations to pull ‘deceptive’ ad
The Republican-backed ad refers to wind-power profits that the Senate candidate denies.
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Negative political ads likely to rise
Attack ads work. It’s been said before. Last week, when a pair of polls showed a tightening race for a U.S. Senate seat from Maine, political pundits were saying it again. They referred to more than $1.7 million in advertising from outside groups presumably responsible for chopping a 20-point lead by independent front-runner Angus King […]
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Attack ads do the job
Attack ads work. It’s been said before. Last week, when a pair of polls showed a tightening race for a U.S. Senate seat from Maine, political pundits were saying it again. They referred to more than $1.7 million in advertising from outside groups presumably responsible for chopping a 20-point lead by independent front-runner Angus King […]
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Negative ads land punches
Even though many people find them repugnant, attack ads can leave an impression, increase turnout and influence votes, experts say.
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King blasts ‘ugly’ blog attack on his wife
King’s Senate opponents, Charlie Summers and Cynthia Dill, also denounce the conservative website’s unsourced piece as ‘reprehensible’ and ‘vicious.’
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Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates debate taxes, health care
The debate, the third of the campaign, illustrated major policy differences between independent Angus King, Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill.
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Republican group’s ad blasts Angus King and Cynthia Dill on wind energy
A new television ad by a national Republican group blasts independent U.S. Senate candidate Angus King and Democrat Cynthia Dill for their support of industrial wind.
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New ad takes Dill, King to task about wind plan support
A new television ad by a national Republican group blasts independent U.S. Senate candidate Angus King and Democrat Cynthia Dill for their support of industrial wind.
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Political lawn sign rules illegal, Maine ACLU says
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is warning municipalities that local ordinances restricting political lawn signs on private property are unconstitutional.