As the presidential race nears the homestretch, it only becomes more and more negative.
Election 2016
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Old, new controversies vex Trump’s new campaign boss
Stephen Bannon faced domestic violence charges 20 years ago, and now a voter-registration issue.
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Trump finally gives non-Fox News interview: Analysis
It didn’t take long for the Republican presidential candidate to get into trouble on Anderson Cooper’s show.
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Clinton defends foundation, says its programs would continue
The Democratic presidential candidate is targeting moderate voters – and especially Republicans – by depicting Trump and his supporters as extremists.
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Gary Johnson tells Maine audience his Libertarian ticket offers voters ‘six-lane highway down the middle’
The candidate appears in Portland and Lewiston and says this week’s racially charged comments by Maine’s Republican governor should make voters reconsider their options.
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Trump and Clinton trade racially charged accusations
While he calls her a bigot, she says he reinforces stereotypes and offers ‘a dog whistle to his most hateful supporters.’
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Why it matters: The backlash against free trade threatens a pillar of U.S. policy
Candidates and voters alike are skeptical and now some economists are having second thoughts about its benefits.
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Sanders vows to stump for Clinton, other Democrats
The Vermont senator calls Donald Trump the ‘worst candidate of a major political party in my lifetime.’
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Gov. LePage’s daughter hired by Trump campaign
Lauren LePage is one of two new hires in Maine by the Republican presidential candidate.
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Group promotes voting change for Maine with ranked-choice beer tastings
A campaign version of the pub crawl will use demonstrations at Maine breweries to push for passage of a ballot question to alter the way voting results are tabulated.