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Mason Embraces LePage: He “Did This State A World of Good”, “Would Be Honored to Have Him By My Side” on Campaign Trail
Westbrook, MAINE – In case you missed it, in a recent radio interview Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Mason doubled-down on his admiration for Governor Paul LePage, saying that LePage “did this state a world of good” and that he “would be honored to have him by my side” on the campaign trail.
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Poliquin’s ACA Sabotage Leads to Increased Health Insurance Premiums
Westbrook, MAINE - Today, Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett slammed Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin for his role in increasing health insurance premiums for Maine people.
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Would Maine’s Republican Gov Candidates Still Obstruct Medicaid Expansion In Wake of Court Decision?
Westbrook, MAINE – Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett today called on Maine’s Republican gubernatorial candidates to tell the people of Maine if they would try to obstruct Medicaid expansion in the wake of yesterday’s Superior Court decision compelling Governor LePage to begin the process of expansion.
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The Clone Wars Episode 2: “Going Without Can Be A Pretty Good Motivator”
In the Maine Democratic Party's second installment of The Clone Wars, we highlight Governor LePage's relentless attacks on Maine's poor and the shocking rise of childhood poverty and hunger under his watch. Maine's Republican gubernatorial candidates are poised to continue his policies, with one going so far as to say "going without can be a pretty good motivator".
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Maine Democratic Party Responds to Court Decision on Medicaid Expansion
Westbrook, Maine - In response to Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy’s decision that Governor LePage and his administration must implement Medicaid expansion, Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement:
“This decision is both a victory for the more than 70,000 Mainers who stand to benefit from Medicaid expansion and a sharp rebuke of Governor LePage and his senseless obstruction of the law. The people of Maine have spoken, the court has spoken, and now Governor LePage and Republicans must listen.”
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Race To The Right Continues As Maine GOP Gov Candidates Unleash Attacks Ads
Westbrook, MAINE – Today, Maine’s Republican candidates for governor unleashed a torrent of attack ads on one another in a bid to prove their conservative bonda fides as they race to the extreme right to claim Paul LePage’s coveted mantle.
In radio ads posted publicly today, Republicans Mary Mayhew and Shawn Moody attacked one another as insufficiently conservative while Garrett Mason dropped a TV ad slamming them both for failing to be right-wing enough.
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The Clone Wars: LePage's Mini Mes Pursue Four More Years of Stunted Economic Growth
Welcome to the first installment of "The Clone Wars: LePage's Mini Mes Fight for His Third Term", a new, week-long series by the Maine Democratic Party that highlights the failures of Paul LePage's Administration and the Republican gubernatorial candidates' relentless push to continue them. Up first: LePage's failed economy.
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Maine Democratic Party Responds to Grohman’s Qualification for Ballot
Westbrook, MAINE – Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement in response to unenrolled State Representative Martin Grohman’s announcement that he has gathered the adequate number of signatures to appear on the general election ballot in November:
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Speaker Gideon in Portland Press Herald: House Democrats will stay at the table, fight for hardworking Mainers
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Speaker of the House Sara Gideon penned an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald today calling out Governor LePage and House Republicans led by Representative Ken Fredette for using Mainers as pawns in a sad and misguided attempt to roll back the will of the voters. As Speaker Gideon wrote, in the face of these Republicans efforts, Democrats remain at the table and are ready to continue working on behalf of Maine people.
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CBO Projects Increases in Healthcare Premiums, Number of Uninsured Resulting From Sabotage of ACA Supported by Poliquin
Westbrook, MAINE -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced yesterday that health insurance premiums will rise a projected 15 percent and that three million more Americans will lose health coverage after Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin, Speaker Paul Ryan, and the GOP passed a corporate tax cut bill that sabotaged the foundation of the Affordable Care Act.
