LISBON — Two Democrats are facing off in a primary Tuesday to claim the right to challenge Rep. Rick Mason, a Republican, in the general election this fall. “I want to get back involved in the community,” said one of them, Martha Poliquin, a former Lisbon school board member. Poliquin, 62, is taking on Scott […]
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LePage endorses Eric Brakey in U.S. Senate race against Angus King
Gov. Paul LePage has thrown his support behind state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, as Brakey seeks to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Angus King. “He has my full support and I plan to help him win in any way I can,” LePage said in a prepared statement. While LePage has toyed with the notion of running […]
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Giuliani: Porn star Stormy Daniels has 'no reputation;' affair not credible
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels’ claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 isn’t credible because she’s a porn actress with “no reputation.” “I’m sorry I don’t respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who […]
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Leftists have no problem with their double standards
We’ve come a long way from harmless playground jibes like “your mother wears combat boots,” to those of today from the likes of Samantha Bee and other leftist “entertainers” who say things about President Trump and his family that are so vulgar they can’t be printed in a newspaper or quoted on television. Some of […]
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Democrats told to ignore ‘nasty’ politics as gubernatorial primary looms
LEWISTON — Perhaps the most surprising moment in Wednesday’s Democratic gubernatorial forum at the Lewiston Public Library came near the end, in response to a report that Maine Women Together plans to spend almost $200,000 to oppose one of the seven candidates. The target, lawyer Adam Cote, called the move outrageous, unprecedented and “exactly what […]
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NRA gives ‘A’ to all Republicans, flunks all Democrats in Maine governor’s race
The National Rifle Association has given all seven Democratic candidates in the race to be Maine’s next governor an F grade on their election year scorecard, while awarding all four Republicans in the race an A grade. Only one Republican, state Sen. Garrett Mason of Lisbon Falls, received the national pro-gun group’s top grade of […]
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National women’s group goes after Adam Cote in bid to elect Janet Mills in Democratic primary
A national political organization dedicated to electing Democratic women contributed $300,000 to support Attorney General Janet Mills’ gubernatorial bid and oppose challenger Adam Cote. The $300,000 donation from EMILY’s List is the first major infusion of “outside money” into Maine’s Democratic primary race, and comes days before the June 12 primary. The South Portland-based political […]
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Paul Ryan contradicts Trump's claim that FBI planted a 'spy'
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is breaking with President Donald Trump, agreeing with others who say there’s no evidence that the FBI planted a “spy” in Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to hurt his chances at the polls. Trump has insisted the agency planted a spy “to help Crooked Hillary win.” […]
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NRA gives ‘A’ grades to Republicans in Maine governor’s race; Guess what the Democrats got
The National Rifle Association has given all seven Democratic candidates in the race to be Maine’s next governor an F grade on their election year scorecard, while awarding all four Republicans in the race an A grade. Only one Republican, state Sen. Garrett Mason of Lisbon Falls, received the national pro-gun group’s top grade of […]
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Mills, Cote clash over guns in final Democratic debate
AUGUSTA — Democrats Janet Mills and Adam Cote clashed briefly over guns and the National Rifle Association on Tuesday night during the final debate among the seven candidates hoping to win their party’s gubernatorial nomination next week. The tone of Tuesday’s debate, hosted by WMTW-TV and WABI-TV, was largely congenial as the candidates – Mills, […]