In a recent HuffPost article, senior politics reporter Laura Bassett concludes that Sen. Susan Collins is probably afraid of a competitive primary in 2020 against a more-right-wing challenger (Max Linn?), which is why she may be contorting so much to provide cover for her coming vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh despite the outpouring of contacts […]

I do not want to hear any more political ads filled with rhetoric about what is wrong with the candidates’ opponents. I want to hear what candidates think and how they would bring the concerns of their constituents into conversations with political colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, in a search for what is […]

I am a downtown Portland resident living near the Cumberland Avenue and Preble Street intersection. I’ve been a city dweller for many years, both in Portland and elsewhere. I am used to city noises, yelling, sirens, traffic, etc. As I write this letter, I’m currently listening to the sound of a jackhammer mounted on an […]

U.S. Sen. Angus King is facing one of the toughest challenges of his career. While national pundits and analysts rate Maine’s race as “safe independent,” the actual landscape here in the state tells a different story. Driving around Maine, you’ll see no shortage of Eric Brakey signs, and even far-left socialist Zak Ringelstein, a Democrat, […]

With the death of John McCain, the Senate’s maverick emeritus, we need a champion for his brand of radical common sense in the Senate. We desperately need the old Susan Collins back. The old Susan Collins would have brought us together to solve our country’s most stubborn problems. Unfortunately, she got swept up in the […]