UPDATED: 11:56 a.m. PORTLAND — After months of drama and political posturing over whether gubernatorial debates would take place at all, Republican Gov. Paul LePage, Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler took the stage together for the first time Wednesday in Portland. The topics were predictable, given the host: The Portland Regional Chamber of […]
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What Cutler, LePage and Michaud need to do in the debates
AUGUSTA — Maine’s three gubernatorial candidates will reach uncharted territory in the coming days when they at long last appear together on a debate stage. In general, political debates are tame affairs and do little to sway voters, especially when they’re held this late in a campaign. That’s because after months on the campaign trail, […]
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Cutler: Maine should buy Verso’s Bucksport energy plant if new paper mill operator not found
PORTLAND — Eliot Cutler has called and written to the CEO of Memphis-based Verso Paper, asking the company to sell its Bucksport mill to a buyer that would continue to make paper there. If not, the independent gubernatorial candidate said that as governor he would promote a plan to have the state buy Verso’s energy […]
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L. Gilbert Sr.: Best choices for the election
The word count and election letters rules limits the fact that I would like to write a letter for each of the following as the best choices for the coming election. Instead, my best choices are as follows: • Governor: Eliot Cutler • U.S. Senate: Susan Collins • U.S. Congress: Emily Cain • State Senate: […]
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Michaud unveils plan to help Maine’s paper industry as LePage seeks buyer for Bucksport mill
BREWER — Maine’s candidates for governor weighed in Thursday on the announced closure of the Verso mill in Bucksport by airing ideas for preserving the paper industry and criticizing the policies and inaction they said led to the economic bad news. Verso officials announced Wednesday afternoon that the local mill will shut down by the […]
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R. Harder: The choice is clear
When I tell my friends I’m voting for Eliot Cutler, conversation usually stops. Faces become blank, eyes shift downward. It’s as if I’m announcing I have a terminal illness. But I know there’s a cure. Their reaction puzzles me. These are the same folks who agree that Maine’s too-partisan politics are corrupted by “outside” money. […]
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Candidates for governor have about $2 million to spend before election
AUGUSTA — Spending by the three major candidates in the Maine governor’s race has reached $4.2 million with about 40 days left until the election. In total, the three campaigns have in excess of another $2 million to spend, according to new campaign finance reports filed Tuesday. That does not include what’s likely to be […]
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Cutler gets nod on environment from Muskie’s son
PORTLAND — The son of the late Maine environmental icon Ed Muskie said he was supporting independent Eliot Cutler in the race for Maine’s governor’s office. During a news conference Monday, Ned Muskie, the son of the former U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Maine governor from Rumford, said his father would have supported Cutler, […]
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Cutler touts endorsements by business owners
PORTLAND — Independent candidate Eliot Cutler on Friday appeared with GOP business owners who bucked their party to throw their support behind him in this year’s gubernatorial election. The business owners said Cutler’s experience in international commerce as well as government, his dedication to building and expanding “the Maine brand,” and his pledge to keep […]