U.S. Sen. Susan Collins meets Isaiah Dunphy, 9, of Embden as she enters the Republican campaign kickoff on the Husson University campus in Bangor on Friday. Photo by Kevin Bennett
Maine 2nd District congressional candidate Bruce Poliquin, left, talks with Joel Stetkis of Cannan, a candidate for Maine House District 105, before the start of the Republican campaign kickoff on the Husson University campus in Bangor on Friday. Photo by Kevin Bennett
Cheers and sign waving greet Maine 2nd Congressional District candidate Bruce Poliquin as he takes the stage at the Republican campaign kickoff on the Husson University campus in Bangor on Friday. Photo by Kevin Bennett
Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks at the Republican campaign kickoff on the Husson University campus in Bangor on Friday. Photo by Kevin Bennett
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