More than half of the $56,056 raised by the incumbent Democrat in October came from PACs.
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Washington Notebook: Inaction on farm bill leaves sour taste
Maine’s agriculture commissioner voices concerns about the impact to price protections for the state’s dairy farmers.
Rally targets U.S. Chamber political spending in Maine, nation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already spent more than $1.3 million on political ads in Maine’s U.S. Senate race and could spend as much as $100 million nationwide on this year’s election.
Washington Notebook: Of forts, tap dancing and can-opening
The Senate candidates tell a debate audience what people wouldn’t already know about them.
Washington Notebook: Debate had sharp claws at PBS event
Mitt Romney’s reference to cutting public broadcasting funding elicits gasps at a debate-watching gathering.
Maine GOP Committee now faces convention fallout
Analysis: Exposed in Tampa, Fla., the deep divide within the Maine Republican Party is coming home.
Maine GOP’s disunity cuts into the partying
The Maine Republican Party’s disunity at the Republican National Convention appears to have taken a toll on a tradition among delegations at political conventions: the partying.
Maine Republicans eager to hear Romney speak
Those gathered in Tampa hope to hear the GOP presidential nominee tell voters his “real solutions,” as well as open up personally.
Maine’s contentious Paul backers distract some, puzzle others
About 100-plus Ron Paul supporters from Maine and other states walked out of the convention Wednesday night shouting, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.”
Republicans say treatment of Maine’s delegates could hurt party
Members of Maine’s delegation tried to object to the removal of 10 elected Ron Paul delegates, but their microphone had apparently been turned off.