BOSTON – John Kerry will leave here as his party’s presidential nominee after promising a polarized national electorate Thursday night he can make the country stronger at home and more respected in the world. “We can do better and we will,” the Massachusetts senator said… Read More
BOSTON – Just before things started to get busy on the floor of the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, state Rep. Elaine Makas of Lewiston made the five-minute walk across the hall to do some trading with the Idaho delegation. Armed with about two dozen… Read More
BOSTON – Rep. Michael Michaud on Thursday told a nearly full Democratic National Convention that American workers are suffering under a Bush administration that has presided over the loss of 1.1 million jobs since taking office. “We will choose a vision for America where everyone… Read More
BOSTON – Fences, barricades and razor wire keep protesters away from delegates outside the FleetCenter, site of the Democratic National Convention. But on Wednesday, some delegates crossed the chain link fence and joined demonstrators to oppose the designated protest zone. About 15 delegates, many from… Read More
BOSTON – When John Edwards appeared before a deafening crowd at the Democratic National Convention late Wednesday night, more than 10,000 Edwards campaign signs turned the hall into a virtual sea of red in front of a national television audience. All according to plan. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BOSTON – On the giant video screen that looms above the stage at the Democratic National Convention, John Edwards’ now signature smile stretched at least five feet wide. The North Carolina senator, in receiving the convention’s vice presidential nomination Wednesday evening, told the packed convention… Read More
BOSTON – U.S. Rep. Tom Allen of Maine touted John Kerry’s health care plan Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, saying it would provide relief to families and small-business owners while halving the number of America’s uninsured. With the convention in its third day, Allen… Read More
BOSTON – Dennis Kucinich didn’t ask them to do it. He asked them not to. Many Kucinich supporters – including those from Maine – nevertheless cast their floor votes for the maverick Ohio congressman at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, despite his impassioned speech… Read More
BOSTON – Just one year ago Howard Dean was hot. So hot, in fact, the former Vermont governor earned cover stories in both Time and Newsweek after being dubbed the undisputed front-runner for the Democratic nomination and the favorite to unseat President Bush. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BOSTON – Scott Ruffner spent almost 20 hours Monday running from one event to another on adrenaline and very little to eat. Ruffner of Bangor, a first-time delegate to the Democratic National Convention, is getting a unique education into modern political conventions this week. His… Read More
BOSTON – Gov. John Baldacci told a rapidly filling Democratic National Convention on Tuesday that Mainers needed new leadership in Washington to help the state maintain its forerunner status in providing health care and attempting to spur job creation. “It is obvious we need a… Read More
BOSTON – While Democrats will rest their hopes on the party’s presumptive nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, come November, on Monday they heeded advice from some voices from their past. Former President Clinton, despite scandal during his final years in office, energized the thousands… Read More
BOSTON – While Democrats will rest their hopes on the party’s presumptive nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, come November, on Monday they heeded the advice of voices from their past, former President Jimmy Carter and the party’s 2000 nominee, former Vice President Al Gore. Read More
BOSTON – In rumpled cargo pants and holding a thermos of what one could presume based on the early hour to be coffee, actor John Cusack meandered into the morning breakfast with a simple message. “I’ll do whatever it takes,” he told the gathering of… Read More
BOSTON – John Woods, a freshman at the University of Maine at Farmington, remembers waving a Bush-Cheney campaign sign on a street corner on Election Day 2000 when he was 14. “Since my father was supporting Bush, it just seemed natural for me to fall… Read More