Election 2020

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September 15, 2020

Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage

In a televised town hall, the president is defensive but not agitated when pressed on his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 15, 2020

Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee

A poll released last week found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between President Trump and Joe Biden.
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September 15, 2020

Requests for absentee ballots in Maine approach 200,000

The latest numbers from Maine's secretary of state suggest voters will cast a record number of absentee ballots in 2020.
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September 15, 2020

Pro-Trump group enlists teens in campaign likened to ‘troll farm,’ drawing rebukes

Twitter and Facebook suspend some accounts of teens being paid to pump out specific social media messages at the direction of a prominent conservative youth organization.
Published
September 15, 2020

Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds

President Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, has implemented recent belt-tightening measures and went dark on TV multiple times in August to conserve resources.
Published
September 15, 2020

Maine’s high court hears arguments on citizen’s veto of ranked-choice voting

The supreme court heard from opposing lawyers in a case that will determine if a ranked-choice system will be used to award Maine's four Electoral College votes in November's presidential election.
Published
September 15, 2020

Harpswell residents compete to represent state House District 51

Rep. Joyce "Jay" McCreight, D-Harpswell, faces a challenge from Republican Steve "Bubba" Davis.
Published
September 14, 2020

Biden assembles legal team, anticipating court challenges in divisive 2020 election

Biden's presidential campaign says the legal war room will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes are correctly counted.
Published
September 14, 2020

Yarmouth residents square off for state House District 47 seat

Republican Anne Fleming and Democrat Art Bell are competing for the seat currently occupied by Janice Cooper.
Published
September 14, 2020

Trump spurns science on climate as he and Biden face off over wildfires

The president suggests that the planet is going to start to unexpectedly cool, which experts say is at odds with reality.