This searchable database includes all itemized individual donations by Maine residents of $200 or more (or additional donations by individuals who have exceeded $200 for the election) to the 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg. The database covers donations reported to the Federal Election Commission through Jan. 31, 2020. Go here to see Maine contributions […]
Elections
Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote.
Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win
Sanders’ win solidified his front-runner status in the crowded field as the race turns to Saturday’s presidential primary in South Carolina.
Buttigieg questions third place finish in Nevada, cites errors
His campaign has called for the state’s Democratic party to address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses.
Trump minimizes intelligence experts’ warnings on Russian interference
Intelligence officials told lawmakers in a classified briefing last week that Russia is meddling with the hope of getting Trump reelected.
Bloomberg campaign spending tops $409 million
It’s an astronomical sum that’s led many of his rivals to charge he’s trying to buy the crown.
Julian Assange says Trump administration offered a pardon if he denied Russian interference
A lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder says former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who lives in Maine, made the offer on instructions from the president.
Colby College poll shows Collins, Gideon tied in hypothetical match-up
The survey, conducted Feb. 10-13, is the first public poll of the 2020 U.S. Senate race.
Abortion foe from Auburn to challenge Sen. Collins
Linda Wooten, a former Republican state committee member, is entering the U.S. Senate race as “the only pro-life candidate.”
Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump
The Republican congressional hopeful once called him “a disaster,” but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as “the best president in my lifetime.”