Former Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas, who announced last week that she will run against Sen. Angus King in the November election, has pushed conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election and COVID-19 pandemic. Kouzounas, who is presently collecting signatures to get on the ballot, said that she was recruited last week to run against…
Cate and Mike discuss the full election results, the analysis, autopsies and recriminations and the selection of leaders in the Maine legislature. Among calls for the GOP to move past Donald Trump nationally and Paul LePage in Maine, they wonder what that could look like for a party that has been molded by their influence…
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden defeated Republican Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s Second Congressional District in a final ranked-choice tabulation on Wednesday. Golden was leading Poliquin 48% to 45% ahead of the tabulation which was conducted by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellow’s office this week. After independent candidate Tiffany Bond’s second-choice votes were counted, Golden emerged…
Ben Chin, Esther Pew, Cate Blackford and Senator-elect Mike Tipping discuss the results of Tuesday’s election – what happened in races across the state, why and what it means for Maine. Ask a question or leave a comment for a future show at (207) 619-3182. Subscribe to the podcast feed right here using any podcasting app…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree easily won reelection to the House on Tuesday while fellow U.S. Rep. Jared Golden leads Republican Bruce Poliquin in a close race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District that may go to a ranked-choice voting runoff. Pingree, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus who was represented her southern-Maine based district since…
Mainers will head to the polls for a pivotal election Tuesday, with the outcome deciding the balance of power in the state for the next couple years and defining the scope of what policies can be implemented to help working people, increase access to health care and address the climate crisis, among other issues. Over…
With a little under three weeks to go until Election Day, state officials this week said Maine’s democratic processes are secure and shared information about how people can cast a ballot. Election Day is November 8. The contest features a high-profile gubernatorial election between incumbent Janet Mills and former Gov. Paul LePage. Elections for Maine’s…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised that if Democrats keep control of the U.S. House and gain a few more Democratic seats in the Senate, then “the first bill that I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade.” He also told supporters at a Democratic National Committee event that if Republicans…
A right-wing group with a mission of creating a conservative majority in Augusta has spent over $190,000 in the 2022 election cycle, demonstrating the power of the recently formed PAC, which has ties to politicians who have pushed conspiracy theories about the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers along with myths about election…
A conservative political action committee associated with U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pouring $2 million into the hotly-contested race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in an effort to unseat Rep. Jared Golden, considered one of the most vulnerable Democratic members of Congress this year. The ad buy by the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF)…