If anyone wants to know what big out-of-state money looks like in politics, look no farther than all the big, expensive Bruce Poliquin signs that sprang up overnight. Someone paid big money for those signs and for a crew to put them up. His television ads are more expensive still. That is not a grassroots […]
Jared Golden
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Golden's ad is reprehensible
A political ad on television showing Rep. Jared Golden discharging a rifle stunned me. The symbolism of deadly force in a political campaign is horrifying. In one breath, the candidate is marching valiantly off to war, the next discharging a weapon in the direction of a public policy, embraced by a serving U.S. Congressman. Keep […]
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Billionaires, others pouring money into Maine’s U.S. House race
Some of the richest, most powerful people in America — including at least 15 billionaires — are pouring millions of dollars into Maine this fall. It’s not for a new factory, a coastal resort or anything that would directly benefit most Mainers. Instead, they’re using the cash to try to influence the outcome of the […]
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Golden a better candidate
I agree completely with the letter from Joseph Glass (Sept. 9). Jared Golden is a far better candidate than Bruce Poliquin. Beverly Peterson, Auburn
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Golden is the best choice
After examining the candidates for the 2nd District U.S. House seat, I have concluded that, by far, Jared Golden is the best choice for the district and the country. As a veteran, I have deep respect for a person like Golden — a combat Marine. His service is a significant positive, and voters need to […]
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Jared Golden: From combat to candidate for Congress
The idea of service — military, then political — started at a young age for the Leeds native. Editor’s note: This is the second of four profiles running weekly in the Sunday edition on the candidates for Maine’s 2nd District congressional seat. WILTON — As he walked in the rain during the Wilton Blueberry Festival […]
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Democrats zing Bruce Poliquin for scrubbing ACA repeal from his website
If there’s one issue that Democrats are pounding more than any other in Maine’s increasingly bitter 2nd District congressional race, it’s that two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted last year to gut the Affordable Care Act. It’s an issue Poliquin isn’t keen to focus on. Yet his critics, including Jared Golden, Poliquin’s top challenger, said […]
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Maine's Congressional Races: High stakes in the 2nd District
With control of the U.S. House at stake, it’s no surprise Democrats are coming hard after the only Republican incumbent from New England — and that the GOP is equally committed to holding them back. Two-term U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who claimed Maine’s sprawling 2nd District four years ago, faces a challenge from Democrat Jared […]
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Inspiring veterans to support Golden
In his letter to the Sun Journal (Aug. 28), Benjamin Martin said that unnamed veterans characterized as “unbecoming” Jared Golden’s references to his military service in his congressional campaign. I am a veteran, having served in the Marine Corps for three years, including a tour in Vietnam. As with many veterans, that experience profoundly influenced […]
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Jared Golden and Bruce Poliquin exchange fire over political ads
The contenders in Maine’s increasingly heated 2nd District congressional race are getting testy. Both Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden, the Democrat who hopes to unseat him, complained this week about campaign advertising they said crossed the line. When Golden read a Maine GOP post on Facebook calling into question his commitment to […]