portland_mayor_election_2011_news_articles
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011
Scrambling to be 16th on the ballot
Erick Bennett has asked for reviews of rejected signatures.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011
Mayoral Forum: Candidates, 15 of them, start defining positions
The first public event of the campaign includes ideas, humor and barbs.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2011
Four gone, 15 left: Field for Portland mayor now fits in a van
Last week, Portland Daily Sun columnist Bob Higgins announced his candidacy for mayor with a blog post titled “The Fatboy is Running.” Turns out “Fatboy” couldn’t run fast enough. Higgins withdrew from the race Monday, ending what could go down as the shortest candidacy in city history. With only 241 signatures and three hours to […]
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PublishedAugust 24, 2011
In Portland’s crowded mayoral field, intentions are key
PORTLAND — “Fatboy is running.” That’s how Bob Higgins, a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun, announced his candidacy for mayor last week on his website. Higgins isn’t your typical candidate. His blog is littered with cryptic C.S. Lewis references. He constantly makes fun of himself. He works day shifts at a local dry-cleaning business. […]
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011
Candidate won’t divulge much about platform, will talk trash
News from a crowded field of candidates.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
Survey will ask voters to rank issues by importance
The city of Portland has ranked choice voting, so why not ranked choice surveys?
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PublishedJuly 27, 2011
United they stand, in opposition to Maine’s governor
The conventional wisdom about running a race under a ranked-choice voting system is you don't go negative.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011
Jay York is dead set against winning
What's one way to stand out in a field of at least 18 candidates? Insist that you don't really want the job.