On Tuesday evening, the dark recesses of the internet lit up with talk of politics. “Tampa rally, live coverage,” wrote “Dan,” posting a link to President Donald Trump’s Tampa speech in a thread on 8chan, an anonymous image board also known as Infinitechan or Infinitychan, which might be best described as the unglued twin of […]
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In faint praise of Maine's September election tradition
If this were about any time before 1960 in our state’s history our election campaign would be almost over! For up until then, Maine elections had been held the second Monday in September. With a year of campaigning already behind us many might wish that this were still the case. The fact that it isn’t […]
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Matt Dunlap accuses White House of falsely implying widespread voter fraud
Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Friday accused the White House and leaders of a presidential commission of making false statements about potential voter fraud and of “troubling bias” as they led the now-disbanded election commission. In a scathing letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Dunlap said […]
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Democratic leader calls for lawmaker to resign after accusations of relationships with students
House Speaker Sara Gideon said Friday she has asked state Rep. Dillon Bates of Westbrook to resign his seat in the Legislature, citing allegations in a published report that he engaged in inappropriate behavior with several female students. “The allegations made against Rep. Bates’ are deeply troubling,” Gideon said in a statement issued Friday. “I […]
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Writer Stephen King takes aim at Bruce Poliquin
Horror writer Stephen King is no fan of the Republican congressman who represents him in Maine. Seven times this year, King has taken to Twitter to zing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Friday, he denounced Poliquin as “Maine’s political version of Punxsutawney Phil,” the famous groundhog, because “once every 2 years he comes out of his […]
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US economy adds 157,000 jobs in July; jobless rate hits 3.9 percent
WASHINGTON — The U.S. hiring spree continued in July as the economy added 157,000 jobs and unemployment fell slightly to 3.9 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. The U.S. economy has added jobs for a 94 consecutive months, a record streak that shows no signs of waning despite President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Many […]
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Poll shows Jared Golden has a shot at winning 2nd District congressional race
A new poll by The Mellman Group indicates 2nd District Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin and his Democratic challenger Jared Golden are in a tight race that Golden could win once ranked-choice voting preferences are factored in. The poll, conducted for Golden’s campaign and reported this morning by Roll Call, determined that in the first round […]
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Trump renews attacks on 'fake, fake disgusting news'
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is renewing his campaign against the media, claiming at a Pennsylvania rally that the media is the “fake, fake disgusting news” and casting journalists as his true political opponent. Trump barnstormed Thursday night in a state that he swiped from the Democrats in 2016 and that is home […]
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Russian-backed Twitter bots targeted Maine politicians
Russian-controlled bots swarming Twitter with divisive political messages have targeted several Maine politicians, particularly U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. A recently released database of more than 3 million Tweets from accounts orchestrated by Russia included messages aimed at Collins (261 tweets), Gov. Paul LePage (44 tweets) and U.S. Sen. Angus King (23,) according to an analysis […]
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Judge orders Paul LePage to release clean elections cash
A Maine Superior Court judge has ordered Republican Gov. Paul LePage to release about $1.4 million in campaign funds for candidates running under the state’s clean elections law. The order Thursday by Justice William Stokes would provide public funding for the campaigns of about 174 candidates for the Legislature and one candidate running in the […]