The GOP won’t regain a governing majority if they are satisfied with just holding on.
Jim Fossel
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Jim Fossel: Senate race gets serious this week
All four candidates for the U.S. Senate – yes four – will debate for the first time on Friday.
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Jim Fossel: Pandemic highlights conventions’ shrinking relevance
We carry on with these archaic traditions every four years, but they rarely make much of a difference in either that specific election cycle or national politics.
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Jim Fossel: Corridor question will still have an impact
Maine’s highest court has said there won’t be a referendum on a transmission line this year, which is good news for some candidates.
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Jim Fossel: Congress should stand up to Trump’s power grab
The Founders wanted the legislative branch to be a check on the executive’s power, but that’s not happening.
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Jim Fossel: Republicans should hold firm on taxes in Augusta
Whenever the Legislature comes back into session, GOP members should use their clout to roll back 2019’s spending spree.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats fail leadership test in Augusta
In this time of crisis, legislative leaders need to reach across the aisle.
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Jim Fossel: Trump deserves credit for standing up to China
Beijing is appropriately considered an adversary by this administration, which hasn’t always been the case.
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Jim Fossel: BIW could disappear from Maine’s landscape
The century-old shipyard won’t survive if it isn’t competitive, and both the company and the striking union need to come to terms with that.
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Jim Fossel: Maine’s 2nd District race takes a nasty turn
Outside groups have blanketed Republican households with misleading mail in the run-up to the July 14 primary.