The former public health official, whom Graham Platner did not favor in the governor’s race, cast himself on Thursday as another outsider who largely shared Platner’s policy positions.
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In Maine’s mini-primary, to run for Senate is to run from Graham Platner
Each candidate seems to know that distance from Platner is a prerequisite.
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A breakdown of what Graham Platner said while ending his Senate campaign
The 11-minute video in which Platner announced his withdrawal mirrored the insurgent campaign he ran for 11 months.
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Analysis: Platner may be done. Voters’ hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain
With candidates having so many ways to gain money and attention — and the public having so little faith in long-standing institutions — the country remains primed for new waves of antiestablishment campaigns, no matter how erratic.
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Maine’s Democratic primary was over. With Platner out of the race, it’s back on.
Graham Platner’s campaign and the Maine Democratic Party are openly sparring as an assortment of defeated Democrats line up to replace Platner on the ballot.
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George W. Bush spotted at Kennebunkport church as president celebrates 80th birthday
Photos and videos online showed the former president and his wife, Laura, attending services at St. Ann’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday.
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Would Maine’s next governor sign a moratorium on new data centers?
We asked Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree and Rick Bennett. Here’s what they said.
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A vote for Collins advances Trump agenda, threatens democracy | Column
Shortly before the 2016 presidential election I spoke with a woman who favored Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. “Why would any smart person vote for Trump?” I asked. “My husband is smart,” she said, “He went to Harvard, and he’s voting for Trump. He says the political system is broken and Trump can blow it […]
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Sanford’s Eric Small withdraws as the Republican nominee for House District 143
The city’s police chief, who had run unopposed in the primary on June 9, plans to register as unenrolled because his beliefs no longer align with either party.
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Maine DOT has an $84M budget shortfall. How will it affect residents?
A gap in funding is forcing the state to postpone road repairs just as construction season begins, leaving local contractors scrambling for answers.