PORTLAND – Sen. Susan Collins says her Democratic opponent is the biggest recipient of money from the liberal network MoveOn.org, a claim she’s trumpeting to energize supporters and raise money for her re-election campaign. Collins said MoveOn has funneled more than $365,000 into Tom Allen’s… Read More
As presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton vie for support in next Sunday’s Democratic caucuses, a separate battle is being waged for Maine’s so-called “superdelegates.” Under party rules, those with superdelegate status are not bound by the caucus results and can support whomever they… Read More
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Penobscot County Democrats will attend caucuses to indicate their preferences among the Democratic presidential candidates. In addition, Democrats in each town will select delegates to this spring’s state Democratic convention, elect municipal officers and County Committee members, and discuss policy issues. Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine Republican leaders said Sunday they weren’t surprised by Mitt Romney’s convincing win in weekend caucuses, but they were taken aback by the size of the former Massachusetts governor’s victory in the last presidential preference event before Super Tuesday. “I’m not surprised about… Read More
AUGUSTA – Looking past the Super Tuesday voting elsewhere toward their own caucuses next Sunday, Maine Democratic Party officials said over the weekend they had already processed 4,100 absentee ballot requests. Party organizers said Democrats in 420 towns will caucus with gatherings scheduled for 372… Read More
BANGOR – Several Republicans including some incumbents from the Penobscot County area announced their bids for seats in the Maine Senate and House of Representatives during Saturday’s “Super Caucus” at Husson College. These Republicans announced bids for Senate seats: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AUGUSTA – With his young son in tow, Tagg Romney campaigned in a barbershop down the street from the State House on Friday as Maine’s weekend Republican caucuses got under way, urging a tiny band of party members to support his dad. “Thanks for letting… Read More
BANGOR – Tagg Romney, the son of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, started a two-day tour of Maine on Friday with a stop in Bangor, where he greeted about 25 people, most of them already supporters, at Governor’s Restaurant on Broadway. Tagg, who at 37… Read More
With six Democrats and two Republicans vying to replace incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Allen in the 1st District, the upcoming primary shapes up to be the costliest ever. According to the most recent financial reports filed by the campaigns with the Federal Election Commission, more… Read More
BANGOR – Among those who will be participating in their first presidential caucus this month are a group of University of Maine students. Rebekah McDade, treasurer of UM’s College Republicans chapter, said Friday that she is looking forward to Saturday’s “Super Caucus” for Penobscot County… Read More
U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, the Democratic incumbent in the 2nd District congressional race, raised about $60,000 more in campaign funds than his opponent during the last quarter of 2007. Michaud is running against John Frary, a Republican from Farmington, who as of Thursday hadn’t filed… Read More
Republican and Democratic party activists in Maine will caucus next month to select delegates to their state conventions as well as indicate their preference for presidential candidates. The Republicans will caucus the weekend of Feb. 1-3 and the Democrats will caucus on Sunday, Feb. 10. Read More
The following is a list of some of the party caucus locations in eastern Maine: Republican Party googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if… Read More
With preliminary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire ratcheting up the nationwide focus on this year’s presidential campaign, Mainers are reviewing their choices and getting ready to participate in the party caucuses scheduled for next month. There have been no recent polls in Maine about… Read More