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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Pandemic, incumbency and Trump at play in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Maine’s four-term senator, who trails Democrat Sara Gideon in the polls, increasingly has been touting her economic bona fides and the power of incumbency.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Kamala Harris’ mostly virtual campaign to get Wisconsin road test
On Monday, she will travel to Milwaukee on her first traditional campaign trip.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Elections, Maine
Contested race for one Augusta City Council at-large spot
An at-large City Council seat has two candidates, while an anticipated race for school board chairperson didn’t materialize in Augusta.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead
A report in The Atlantic, dismissed by the president as a ‘fake story,’ opens a new political vulnerability for the incumbent less than two months from Election Day.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump hones law and order message in Pennsylvania
The president’s campaign believes its efforts to paint Joe Biden as weak on crime will help Trump win back suburban voters, especially women.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Election chiefs worry about uncertainty as voting nears
Ongoing partisan litigation could dictate dramatic last-minute changes to rules and procedures in several states.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pelosi, Mnuchin agree on plan to avoid government shutdown
Democrats and the Trump administration reach the deal despite ongoing battles over COVID-19 relief legislation.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting ‘original sin’
The Democratic nominee seeks to draw a sharp contrast with President Trump amid a racial reckoning that has galvanized the nation.