In 1961, John Lewis, then a 21-year-old college student, stepped off a bus in Rock Hill South Carolina and headed for a “whites-only” bathroom. The waiting crowd beat and stomped him until he was unconscious. He was the first of the Freedom Riders to be attacked, but far from the last. He survived bats and […]
In a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, FBI Director Comey repeatedly refused to say whether the agency was conducting an investigation into links between the Donald Trump campaign for president and agents of the Russian government. Questioned by Senator Angus King of Maine on the matter, Comey said “we never confirm or deny […]
Last month I noted that it would be nearly impossible for the referendum recount attempts on Questions 1 and 2 (to legalize marijuana and tax the wealthy to fund education, respectively) to change the outcome of either of those successful citizen initiatives. The No on 2 folks seem to have come to the same conclusion […]
On Monday the Maine U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Michael Liberty, a real estate and finance magnate who was until recently based in Gray, had pleaded guilty to making illegal federal campaign contributions. According to the release, Liberty made contributions totaling $22,250 in the names of nine “employees, associates and family members” to a primary […]
Opponents of both Questions 1, which legalizes marijuana for recreational use in Maine, and Question 2, which increasing taxes on the wealthy to fund K-12 education, formally submitted signatures yesterday to force statewide recounts of ballots cast on these initiatives. Under Maine law, the losing side of any race decided by less than 1.5% of […]
Here’s how 60 self-selected participants think Maine’s elections go today. This is a completely unscientific measure, but the pool doesn’t have the worst track record of predicting results in recent cycles, in fact it has sometime been more accurate than the public polling. Here are the average results from what this group of politically-interested individuals […]
After taking a cycle off, Maine’s longest-running, most-comprehensive election prediction contest is back! We’ve had some great participation in the Election Prediction Pool in the past and in some years the aggregate results from the readers of this blog have been more accurate than public polls. Fill out this form to make your predictions. You […]
My absolute favorite mailer of this election cycle (and perhaps my favorite of all time) has to be this piece sent by the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine PAC (as tweeted by Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel managing editor Scott Monroe): Interesting SAM PAC mailer in China House race: If you vote for guy, hungry wolves will eat […]
The old farm house on Main Street in Orono where my brother (who also happens to be my state representative) and my sister-in-law live has a rather fascinating political history. It is formerly the home of the late Charles “Chick” O’Leary, the colorful leader of Maine’s AFL-CIO and one of the state’s greatest champions for […]
Last week I watched Representative Bruce Poliquin sprint from the media, refusing to answer questions about his support for Donald Trump as Maine Public’s Mal Leary shouted “Congressman, you can’t hide!” I watched Governor Paul LePage’s impromptu press conference where he called President Obama a dictator and showed off his Russian nesting dolls with the […]
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