AUGUSTA — The early support that Republican Sen. Susan Collins has received from national groups that typically back liberal candidates signals the uphill battle Democrat Shenna Bellows faces in unseating the popular incumbent, political observers say. Collins’ endorsement from the powerful environmental group, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, on Monday came on the […]
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M. Caminiti: Representing the hard-working people
Driving around Farmington, I am struck by the number of bumper stickers I see asserting, “Working People Vote Republican.” It’s striking because Sen. Susan Collins and other Republicans recently failed to support a raise in the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Republicans argued that the raise would lead to job loss, while […]
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Maine AFL-CIO votes to back Democrats Bellows and Cain
AUGUSTA — One of the state’s largest labor organizations says it’s backing a pair of Maine Democrats running for federal office in 2014. On Saturday, the Maine AFL-CIO voted to endorse state Sen. Emily Cain of Orono in her bid for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat in and Shenna Bellows of Manchester in her […]
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Democrat Bellows to replicate Republican tradition of ‘the Walk’ in quest for U.S. Senate
LEWISTON — When Shenna Bellows walks into Lewiston on Aug. 4, if all goes as planned, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate will be at least figuratively following in the footsteps of some mighty Maine Republicans. Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and the underdog challenger to […]
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J. Green: Would help working families
Susan Collins says she’s an independent thinker, but although she talks about thinking over the issues, she votes right along the Republican hard line. She boasts about ending the government shutdown, without mentioning she voted for the shutdown three times. She voted against equal pay for women; against raising the minimum wage; against better medical […]
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Bellows plans to campaign while walking across Maine
AUGUSTA — The Democrat aiming to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November said Friday that she’s planning a 350-mile trek across Maine where she hopes to listen to voters’ concerns and learn about thriving local businesses. Shenna Bellows’ three-and-a-half-week journey by foot from Houlton to Kittery will begin next month. On the trip, which […]
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Bellows calls for Collins to support student loan bill
BRUNSWICK — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows on Thursday prodded her Republican opponent, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, to sponsor a bill that would drastically reduce the interest rates on many outstanding student loans. Congress last year passed a bill to reduce the interest rate on federally backed student loans to 3.86 percent, down […]
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I. Bittues: Needed in Washington
It is time for a change in Washington. Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, promises to bring the breath of fresh air that Maine wants and deserves. Bellows has a proven record of strong leadership. As director of the ACLU of Maine, she fought to reinstate same-day voter registration and to establish marriage […]
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S. Minkowsky: Dedicated to equality, fairness
I come from a generation where politics became farcical. Where Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress became more important than foreign policy. Where there was forever a war on something … drugs, terror, poverty — even Christmas — but never any solutions. Where Will Ferrell represented my political views more than any candidate running for office. I […]
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Bellows kicks off Senate campaign against Collins
ELLSWORTH — In her first appearance as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Shenna Bellows on Wednesday morning listed civil rights, campaign finance reform, the environment and the economy as issues she hopes to address if she gets elected to Congress. Giving her stump speech its inaugural run to a standing-room only breakfast crowd […]