More Democrats Looking To Jump Ship Away From Mitchell?
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
Early last week, we reported that two Maine Democrats – State Senator Dennis Damon (D-Trenton) and State Representative Leila J. Percy (D-Phippsburg) – broke with the Democratic Party and announced that they will support independent candidate Eliot Cutler for governor of Maine. Citing support for Cutler’s overall qualifications, experience in “business and government”, and “bold [...]
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The Education Debate Heats Up
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Derek Viger.
This past weekend, Eliot Cutler wrote an editorial in the Bangor Daily News touting his educational platform and why it does not mesh with the Maine Education Association’s and Libby Mitchell’s views. Cutler was also critical of the MEA’s endorsement of Mitchell and what that meant for education reform in Maine. Mitchell replied in kind, [...]
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Marco Rubio To Visit Maine
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Derek Viger.
Florida U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio will be speaking at a Maine Heritage Policy Center event this Friday, July 9th. There are still spots available for the MHPC luncheon. You can register at the Maine Policy website or by calling their office at 321-2550. Now, what can you expect if y0u attend. Rubio is running [...]
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Dennis Bailey: “Eliot Cutler Called Me A Whore”
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Derek Viger.
After an impressive finish from political first timer Rosa Scarcelli, you’d think her campaign adviser Dennis Bailey would be taking the summer off. Anyone that has been involved in a campaign knows it’s exhausting. Given the direction Scarcelli’s primary campaign took, it isn’t a surprise that those seeking to occupy the middle have sought Bailey’s [...]
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Happy Independence Day
Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the [...]
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The Biggest Threat To Cutler: Fellow Independents
Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
I am on record as believing that this election – at least with things as they are right now – is between Paul LePage and Eliot Cutler. As things line up right now, I believe rather strongly that Libby Mitchell is the odd person out and might face a very Susan Collins circa 1994 problem: [...]
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Did The DNC Just Throw Pingree And Michaud Under The Bus (By Association)?
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
In response to a recent flap over the Chairman of the RNC appearing to oppose our presence in Afghanistan (something that was later clarified by the RNC), the Democratic National Committee released a statement, hammering the Chairman over what it perceived as his opposition to the President’s plan in that conflict.
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Education Money Lost and Money Gained UPDATED
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Derek Viger.
There’s good news and there’s bad news on the education front. Let’s start with the bad news.
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Chellie Pingree To Vote Against Obama’s War
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree took to Facebook to announce her opposition to any “war funding” in the supplemental budget: I plan on opposing war funding in the supplemental budget. The war in Afghanistan has gone on too long, has cost us far too much in lives lost and dollars spent, and is not making America [...]
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Hey Maine Lawmakers: Maybe, Just Maybe, It Is Time To Update Your Digital Presence
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Matthew Gagnon.
Ladies and gentlemen, take a journey with me into the Hot Tub Time Machine and step back to 1996. Or 1998. Some time in the late 1990s – it doesn’t really matter. You see, that is the era that the Maine legislature‘s website seemingly belongs in. Worse (dramatically so) is the Maine House‘s site. Even [...]
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