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It’s another candidate’s night and inside Thornton Academy’s nearly empty auditorium in Saco, Peter Cianchette is trying to convert a few disbelievers with a simple explanation of why he should be Maine’s next governor. Cianchette’s message is clear and direct. The state will be best… Read More
Inside Ricky’s Diner, the crossroads of humanity for north Sebago Lake, mashed potatoes and gravy are being served up with a generous side order of political schmoozing as Jim Libby extends a welcoming hand to a potential voter. At 6 feet, 5 inches, the 41-year-old… Read More
Twenty minutes before addressing the Republican state convention earlier this month, a relaxed Stavros Mendros roamed the crowded hallways with his nephew, who stuck close to the congressional candidate. “You know better than to ask for a copy of the speech,” Mendros, putting his arm… Read More
The bulging guest book at Jimmy Simones’ Hot Dog Stand in Lewiston is filled with the names of the state’s best-known – and little-known – politicians. On a recent swing through the pivotal Androscoggin County city, Republican congressional candidate Tim Woodcock of Bangor signed his… Read More
Stanley O’Donnell does a double take when state Sen. Michael Michaud enters the room and quickly waves the candidate over to his table. “They ought to have somebody in there with common sense,” O’Donnell, 94, tells the visiting congressional hopeful during an extended handshake at Longmeadow senior housing… Read More
He was in the barn before the sun rose and at 6 a.m. state Sen. John Nutting still had three hours to go before his transformation. From rumpled dairy farmer to pressed and polished lawmaker, the Leeds Democrat – one of six candidates vying for his party’s nomination… Read More
David Costello finds himself in familiar territory on this day. The Democratic candidate – one of six in his party vying for the open 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House – likes to stress his international experience. On a recent morning, however, the… Read More
Congressional hopeful Lori Handrahan has come to the tiny fishing village of Lubec armed with her legal pad, a second cup of coffee and a host of questions. Able to rattle off the area’s rather dismal economic statistics – its high unemployment and a marked… Read More
Balancing a few crackers and a hunk of Gouda with a stack of his political literature, congressional candidate Sean Faircloth plunks down into his cluttered Subaru and back onto the campaign trail. Locked in a six-way battle for his party’s nomination, the Bangor Democrat isn’t… Read More