Conflict between the party’s progressive left wing and its liberal center is not going away.
Election 2020
Posted inAmy Calder, Election 2020, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Vote early as the line and wait on Election Day may be long
With a big presidential election coming up Nov. 3, coupled with challenges created by the pandemic, voting will be different this year, but we have to face them head on and vote, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Poll shows Democrats including Gideon and Biden ahead in Maine
The survey by the New York Times and Siena College showed Democrat Sara Gideon up 5 points in the U.S. Senate race and Biden up 17 points in the presidential race.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
William Cohen: Seasoned, trustworthy Susan Collins deserves re-election to U.S. Senate
Sara Gideon’s use of misleading claims about Sen. Collins is a Trump-style tactic that is inconsistent with the character required in a senator.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Local & State
Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’
At a campaign event in Saco, President Trump’s son touts his father’s support for the iconic fishing industry as the reason Maine should vote to give him a second term.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Local & State, Politics
Pandemic relief lands front and center in 2nd District congressional race
Jared Golden and Dale Crafts each want more relief for those struggling, but they differ on how best to do it.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Groups promoting absentee ballots sowing confusion among Maine voters
City clerks say mailings and emails by political campaigns and get-out-the-vote groups are triggering a flood of calls from voters who already have requested their ballots.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Ad accusing Gideon of accepting fundraising ‘bribe’ leaves out context
The television ad released Wednesday by the National Republican Senatorial Committee also attacks the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for her criticism of the Paycheck Protection Program.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Russia seeks to stop Biden from winning election, FBI chief says
Moscow views him as part of an anti-Russian American establishment, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: As the fools in Washington speak, the guns in Maine multiply
Trump administration official Michael Caputo needs a time out. So do Mainers who are frantically stocking up on firearms.