Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?

election 2024

Published
May 28, 2023

Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?

Time will tell whether or not the party is doomed to repeat the mistakes of 2016.
Published
May 25, 2023

DeSantis pushes past embarrassing campaign start, outlines travel schedule for early state visits

His supporters don't expect longterm political consequences from the bungled announcement on a crash-prone Twitter.
Published
May 23, 2023

DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid on Twitter Spaces with Musk, sources say

While it is common for campaigns to publicize their announcements on social media, it is far more unusual – and perhaps unprecedented – to hold a campaign announcement in a live social media forum.
Published
May 22, 2023

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 Republican presidential bid

He enters the race with more cash on hand than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history, with $22 million left in his campaign bank account at the end of his 2022 campaign that he can transfer to his presidential coffers.
Published
May 17, 2023

Our View: Need for extra vigilance by voters not up for debate

Mainers may or may not have known what they were doing when they enrolled with a third-party political group this year. Question marks hanging over No Labels’ activity highlight the need for caution.
Published
May 12, 2023

Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden

Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
Published
April 26, 2023

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 Republican presidential campaign

And while Trump has fixated his campaign message around his false claims about the 2020 election he lost, Hutchinson has said voters need a candidate who is not focused on the past.
Published
April 25, 2023

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s endorsing Biden for reelection

Sen. Bernie Sanders said he would 'do everything I can to see the president is reelected.'
Published
April 12, 2023

Brunswick Democrat is first to enter the 2024 U.S. Senate race in Maine

David Costello hails incumbent Angus King but argues that major reform is needed in the nation's capital.
Published
April 5, 2023

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024

Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.