Talk about playing to your strengths. Maine State Senate candidate Chris Tyll, a former Navy SEAL, has planned a clever, and for most of us, exhausting, tour of the district he hopes to represent next year. Tyll, a Republican running for Senate District 11 against independent Richard Woodbury, will join fellow Navy SEALS in biking, […]

A week after getting a little funding help from former Gov. John Baldacci, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Cynthia Dill has picked up two endorsements from labor groups. Dill announced the endorsements of the Maine State Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 and the Maine State Nurses Association. “I am thrilled to receive these endorsements,” Dill […]

Independent U.S. Senate candidate Angus King will discuss the national debt with former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, the King campaign announced Tuesday.   Angus King invited Bowles to the Sept. 9 forum, which will be held at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall. Bowles is the former chief of staff for President […]

POLITICO’s Morning Score blog reported Tuesday that the National Federation of Independent Businesses will kick off a $2 million campaign to bolster the group’s endorsed congressional candidates.  The campaign will include ads hitting U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, in an effort to boost his Republican opponent Kevin Raye, according to the report. Raye, the current […]

There’s a general consensus that Republican Charlie Summers is going to need a solid performance from his Democratic counterpart Cynthia Dill if he’s going to win the U.S. Senate seat. The reason is that Dill could help split the progressive vote with independent Angus King, thereby narrowing King’s advantage and giving Summers a path to […]

The intra-party battle over the seating of 21 of 24 Maine Republican delegates at the national convention has taken another twist.  The delegation on Wednesday claimed foul play by the Republican National Committee panel reviewing a challenge that could prevent the delegates from attending the national convention in Tampa, Fla. next week. The RNC’s contest […]

New York Times blogger Nate Silver had an interesting preview of his forthcoming analysis of U.S. Senate races.   Silver gives Republicans a 50-49 edge to win the chamber. However, he wrote, Democrats could eliminate that advantage if Mainers elect independent Angus King in November. Silver believes, along with just about every other political pundit, […]

Charlie Summers, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, told the Press Herald Tuesday that he supports vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s controversial budget plan — except, perhaps, it’s most controversial proposal: Privatizing Medicare.  Summers, amid a multi-stop campaign tour, told PPH reporter John Richardson in Lewiston that he has “serious reservations about the Medicare part.” He […]

Monday’s news that a state senator wants Gov. Paul LePage to suspend the study of an east-west highway across Maine could have some impact on Republicans’ campaign rhetoric. The GOP and the governor have touted the feasibility study as one of several policy victories that will improve Maine’s economy and business climate. The Maine House Republican […]

Twenty Maine Republican delegates are still waiting to hear if they’ll make the trip to the national convention in Tampa. However, the committee that will make that decision has already ruled on a similar challenge in Louisiana.   The Republican National Committee’s Committee on Contests last week sided with Louisiana GOP over Ron Paul supporters. […]