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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.
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Opinion Columnists Skewer Moody
Westbrook, MAINE – In case you missed, two Maine opinion columnists held back no punches in their evaluation of Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody. In his weekly column in The Daily Bulldog, Al Diamon pointed out what many have come to notice: that Moody’s highly-paid D.C. consultant is pulling all the strings on the marionette puppet that is candidate Moody:
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Roll Call Shifts Rating for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District Highlighting Tightening Race
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Roll Call, a Washington-based publication that reports on Congress, announced yesterday that it has shifted it’s rating of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican”, demonstrating that the race is becoming more competitive.
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Bangor Daily News Editorial Board Calls Slate of Republican Gov Candidates “Disappointing” As Maine GOP Tacks To The Right For LePage Mantle
Westbrook, MAINE – In an editorial today, the Bangor Daily News pointed out the sad truth about Maine’s Republican primary for governor:there is no home for a moderate in this race to the extreme right.
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Record-Breaking Number of Democrats Join Together At State Convention to Build Momentum for November Victories
Lewiston, MAINE – United under the theme “Victory Starts Here”, an estimated 2,000 Democrats gathered in Lewiston this weekend for the Maine Democratic Party’s 2018 Convention to ramp-up efforts to elect Democrats up and down the ballot this November. Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett released the following statement on the convention’s success:
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Republican Bruce Poliquin Remains Only Member of Maine Congressional Delegation Opposed to Net Neutrality
Westbrook, MAINE - U.S. Senator Collins’ vote today in favor of rules intended to maintain the neutrality of the internet as a tool that should be available to everyone highlighted once again the stark contrast with the other Republican member of Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Congressman Bruce Poliquin.
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Moody, Mayhew Defend Mayor Who Attacked School Shooting Survivor
Westbrook, MAINE – In case you missed it, Republican gubernatorial candidates Shawn Moody and Mary Mayhew are standing up for Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro after he attacked David Hogg, a teenage school shooting survivor, telling him to “eat it” on Twitter.
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Shawn Moody: “The Right Person to Guard LePage’s Legacy”
Westbrook, MAINE – Curious to know how auto-body repair chain shop owner Shawn Moody went from self-proclaimed political independent to Paul LePage-clone? Well, you’re in luck: over the weekend, the Bangor Daily News broke down the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s extreme rightward shift, comparing the inconsistencies of his past rhetoric with his current statements and highlighting his changing policy positions (when he has them at all).
Here are some excerpts from the story:
