Health care has again emerged as a top priority in this election cycle, particularly since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S.
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Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting gives Mainers another chance to make history
Voters don’t have to worry that the independent will be the ‘spoiler’ of the U.S. Senate race.
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Ad attacking Gideon for paying taxes late misses context
The ad by the 1820 PAC omits important information related to 77 tax liens on Freeport property owned by a real estate development company that Gideon’s husband established just as the Great Recession was beginning.
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Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
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Ex-President George W. Bush backs Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins
His endorsement is a welcome boost for Collins, who is waging her most difficult campaign yet as she seeks a fifth term.
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Gideon gets brief moment on national stage at Democratic convention
The candidate for U.S. Senate introduces herself and also shares time with musician Maggie Rogers, who performs with Maine’s coastline in the background.
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The Maine Millennial: Unpaid internships are a career path for the privileged
Political campaigns should not take advantage of students who want to participate in the process.
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Ads charging Gideon with taking corporate money are factual, but distorted
The National Republican Senatorial Committee ad levels a charge of hypocrisy that supporters of Republican Sen. Susan Collins have returned to repeatedly.
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Latest public poll again shows Gideon leading Collins in U.S. Senate race
The Democratic challenger has a 5-point lead over the longtime Republican incumbent in a poll of 500 likely Maine voters released Tuesday by the Bangor Daily News.
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Democrats maintain large lead in voter registration in Maine
Both major parties have their highest enrollments in at least 30 years, but Democrats are gaining members at a faster clip, driven in part by recent presidential and U.S. Senate primary elections.