The Democrat took in more than twice as much as Republican Shawn Moody in the latest two-month reporting period, while Alan Caron loaned himself another $240,000 and Terry Hayes broke the $1 million mark in Clean Elections funding.
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Republican drops out of race for Cumberland County district attorney
Two candidates remain: Democrat Jon Gale and independent Jonathan Sahrbeck.
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Trump attacks 2nd Kavanaugh accuser, blames Democrats
A spokesperson says the White House is open to letting Deborah Ramirez testify at a Thursday hearing at which Christine Blasey Ford will testify.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
When time comes for candidate debates, the underdogs have no stage fright. Here’s why.
In the final stretch to November’s elections, debate season will heat up and candidates low in the polls will get the exposure they need.
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Kavanaugh will face 4 female senators. Why not more?
The problem is obvious: There are only so many female senators. The remedy may be just as apparent: Elect more.
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Judge finds district attorney candidate violated bar rules
Republican Seth Carey, running to be the top prosecutor in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, faces sanctions for conduct including unwanted sexual advances.
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Trump leads aggressive, all-out Republican drive to save Kavanaugh
Trump called the accusations “totally political” and among “the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything.”
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LePage’s secretive wind energy commission appears near collapse
Chris O’Neil, a consultant to wind power opponents, quit the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission last week, the third departure in recent months from the panel that LePage exempted from Maine’s right-to-know law.
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Maine Republican Party reports $133,000 ad buy to target Democrat Mills
The party’s political action committee targets Democrat Janet Mills with $133,235 in TV ads, bringing its total spending in the governor’s race to over $500,000.
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Democrat challenging Sen. King says if he loses, he may run against Sen. Collins next
Zak Ringelstein faces an uphill battle this fall, but said if Susan Collins votes to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, he’ll run against her in 2020.