Potential problems are looming most acutely in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Election 2020
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Can Susan Collins survive Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party?
The four-term Republican senator was once among the most popular in the country. Now she’s the least and her latest bid for re-election has her in an unfamiliar role: underdog.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Ranked-choice voting fight a drain on Maine Republicans
They’d be better off focusing on supporting their candidates rather than endless legal wrangling and referendum campaigns.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Maine Republicans flout CDC guidelines at campaign events
Two recent events, one in Bangor, another in Saco, show attendees indoors, not wearing masks and not social distancing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our Endorsement: Joe Biden should be our president
The COVID crisis gives insight into why President Trump is unfit for high office.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Republican Party can’t be saved
A former Maine Republican chairman says the party he once led has abandoned its principles and deserves to lose the election.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: When you love your neighbors but not their yard signs
What drives someone who is good to misunderstood animals to support a leader who thrives on cruelty?
Posted inNation & World
Crises shake already chaotic campaign’s last month
But the election began as, and remains, a referendum on Trump’s turbulent presidency.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Third Republican senator confirms coronavirus infection
Aides to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say he’s tested positive for the coronavirus
Posted inElection 2020, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
China’s new town clerk working her way through first major election
Angela Nelson describes her experience dealing with a record number of absentee ballots and the restrictions the state requires to combat coronavirus.