The Republican senator says intolerance and white supremacy ‘have no place in our country,’ and her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, accuses the president of sowing ‘hatred and division among Americans.’
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Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Presidential debate outsiders still ready to rumble for Maine votes
A trio of presidential contenders on Maine’s ballot said voters deserve to hear from more than just Trump and Biden.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s debate remark puts white supremacy at focus of campaign
Republicans express concern about how fallout from the chaotic debate and the way the campaign is shaping up could affect the party’s candidates up and down the ballot.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Debate commission plans to change format to avoid a second ‘embarrassment’
Moderator Chris Wallace struggled to gain control of the debate in Cleveland because of frequent interruptions, primarily by President Trump.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Early in-person voting to begin Monday in Portland and other Maine communities
Votes can be cast at the city clerk’s temporary office in Merrill Auditorium. Other cities, including Lewiston, are expected to begin allowing in-person voting as well.
Posted inElection 2020
Shenna Bellows, Maine Senate 14
Social media accounts @shennabellows on Twitter https://www.facebook.com/shennabellowsforstatesenate Occupation: Nonprofit Executive Director Education: BA, Middlebury College; Ellsworth High School Community Organizations: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, executive director Manchester Conservation Commission Personal information (hobbies, etc.): Reading, hiking, board games Family status: Married Years in the Legislature: Four Committee assignments (if elected): Labor and Housing […]
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Some voters second-guessing their decision to cast absentee ballots
Many are asking what they should do if they change their minds about whether to vote absentee or vote in person.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Debate veers from ‘How you doing?’ to ‘Will you shut up?’
Tuesday’s presidential debate started out civil enough, but it deteriorated within 15 minutes.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Debate takeaways: An acrid tone from the opening minute
After more than a year of circling each other, the candidates battled on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s court pick meets senators before confirmation fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called Democrats’ objections that Judge Amy Coney Barrett will turn back the clock on women’s rights ‘a joke.’