BANGOR – A new poll indicates that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Susan Collins continue to widen already sizable leads in their respective races, potentially setting the stage for a split ticket in Maine. Members of Maine’s two major parties, meanwhile, were busy… Read More
With less than a week to go until the general election, public poll numbers indicate that Susan Collins is leading Tom Allen in the U.S. Senate race by double-digit percentage points. A poll released last week by Portland market research firm Critical Insights indicates that… Read More
PORTLAND – Republican Sen. Susan Collins has a 12-point lead over Democrat Tom Allen in her re-election bid, while Democrat Chellie Pingree has a 21-point lead over Republican Charlie Summers in the race for Allen’s seat in the 1st Congressional District, according to a poll released Thursday. Read More
New polls show good news for Obama in Maine Democratic candidate enjoys comfortable lead over McCain
Two polls released Wednesday – less than two weeks shy of Election Day – suggest Barack Obama has pulled comfortably ahead of John McCain in Maine despite the Republican’s recent attention to the state. Just days after GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin held a… Read More
A new poll suggests Republican Susan Collins is a strong favorite over Democrat Tom Allen in the race to retain her U.S. Senate seat. The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA for WCSH 6, WLBZ 2 and the Bangor Daily News, found support for Collins at 55… Read More
Women voters give Democrat Barack Obama the edge over Republican John McCain in the presidential race in Maine, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted this week exclusively for WLBZ 2, WCSH 6 and the Bangor Daily News. A telephone poll of 675 likely and actual… Read More
“Do you think women should be required to register with the Selective Service, as young men must do at the age of 18, in case the draft is reinstated?” Over the past five months the Bangor Daily News has asked military and civilian Maine residents… Read More
PORTLAND – Mainers are rejecting temporary tax increases and fee increases to fill a projected budget gap that has ballooned to nearly $200 million, according to a poll released Monday. The poll by Portland-based Market Decisions indicates eight out of 10 Mainers oppose temporary tax… Read More
The following poll is the result of a statewide telephone survey of 408 likely voters conducted in late October by Portland-based Critical Insights. The poll has a 4.1 margin of error. Question 1: Citizen Initiative googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Mainers are split over whether to allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a gambling facility in Washington County, according to results of a poll released Thursday. This November, voters will be asked to approve or reject a plan by the tribe for a harness racing… Read More
BELFAST – A majority of Maine voters are prepared to relinquish local control in order to streamline government and consolidate school districts, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted last week for GrowSmart Maine, found that most residents want to see government consolidated into… Read More
AUGUSTA – In 2003, Mainers rejected by a 2-to-1 ratio a proposal by Maine’s Indian tribes to build a casino in the state, while approving a racino – a combination slot machine parlor and racetrack – in Bangor by just under 30,000 votes out of the nearly 515,000… Read More
As Maine voters prepare to cast their ballots Tuesday, a poll released Sunday suggests the race for the Blaine House has tightened and the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights is headed for defeat. The SurveyUSA poll, conducted for WLBZ 2, WCSH 6 and the Bangor… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine’s spending limit ballot proposal known as TABOR was lagging in a poll released Thursday, while Democratic Gov. John Baldacci led his re-election challengers with less than two weeks left before the election. Critical Insights Inc. of Portland said 48 percent of the… Read More
BANGOR – A poll released Monday shows incumbent Gov. John Baldacci and the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights winning favor among voters in these early days of the campaign. Baldacci, a Bangor Democrat seeking a second term, won support from 42 percent of those surveyed… Read More
For the first time in months, Gov. John Baldacci’s approval ratings have topped 50 percent and the Bangor Democrat leads all of his potential GOP rivals in the race for governor, according to a poll released this week. The Rasmussen Reports poll, which in February… Read More
Both Gov. John Baldacci and a proposal to limit state and local spending would win favor among Maine voters if the November election were held today, according to a poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Portland-based Strategic Marketing Services, shows Baldacci, the incumbent Democrat,… Read More
AUGUSTA – According to a new statewide poll released Thursday, only 38 percent of those surveyed thought Gov. John E. Baldacci should be re-elected to a second term in 2006. Even more surprising was the poll’s conclusion that opposition to Baldacci’s re-election ran highest in Maine’s 2nd Congressional… Read More
Mainers’ opinions of Gov. John Baldacci appear to be on an upswing, according to a poll released Thursday showing 53 percent of those surveyed having a favorable view of the Bangor Democrat. The telephone survey, conducted July 23-30, marks a stark contrast to the dismal… Read More
BANGOR – With just 48 hours before the polls open in Maine, Democrat John Kerry was favored to capture all four of the state’s Electoral College votes in his presidential bid, according to a poll released Sunday. The SurveyUSA poll conducted for WLBZ 2, WCSH… Read More
BANGOR – A new poll released Thursday indicates that Question 2 – the referendum to ban bear trapping and hunting with bait and dogs – is behind, with just a small portion of the electorate undecided. Of voters who said they were certain about their… Read More
BANGOR – Mainers are split in more ways than one over a proposed property tax cap, according to a poll released exclusively to the Bangor Daily News on Thursday. Overall, Maine voters were evenly divided over the issue with 47 percent in favor and 46… Read More
AUGUSTA – One of the state’s leading polling organizations will be closely gauging reaction to Thursday night’s presidential debate in an effort to make a conclusive determination on how Mainers will vote Nov. 2. Patrick O. Murphy, president of Strategic Marketing Services of Portland, said… Read More
Incumbent Democratic Congressmen Michael Michaud and Tom Allen have wide leads over their Republican challengers, based on a new poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted for WLBZ-TV in Bangor, WCSH-TV in Portland and the Bangor Daily News, show Michaud with a 21-point lead over Brian… Read More
WASHINGTON – President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent. Seven weeks before Election Day, the… Read More
BANGOR – Maine voters would shun an effort to outlaw slot machines in this city, according to a new statewide poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted by Portland-based Strategic Marketing Services, found that 58 percent of likely Maine voters – in a hypothetical referendum -would… Read More
Presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry would handily defeat President Bush in Maine if the election were held this spring, according to a poll released Friday to the Bangor Daily News. The survey, conducted by the Portland-based research firm Critical Insights, found that in a head-to-head… Read More
AUGUSTA – Participants in a poll released Friday by a Portland-based marketing firm overwhelmingly favor an education funding proposal that will appear on Tuesday’s statewide ballot as Question 1. MaryEllen FitzGerald, of Critical Insights, said her surveyors completed 600 statewide telephone calls between April 23… Read More
PORTLAND – Mainers support cutting services rather than raising taxes to balance the state’s budget shortfall, according to a statewide poll released Monday by Strategic Marketing Services. A poll of 400 Maine adults found that 42 percent favored cutting programs to balance the budget, while… Read More
AUGUSTA – Two polls released Tuesday concluded John Baldacci may very well be unstoppable in his bid to become Maine’s next governor. With less than a week remaining until Election Day, a poll conducted by RKM Research for a media partnership that includes the Bangor… Read More
There will be little election night drama in the U.S. Senate and 1st Congressional District races, if a new poll is a predictor. The poll shows incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins leading challenger Chellie Pingree, the Democrat, by a wide margin. It also shows likely… Read More
BANGOR – With one week to go in one of the closest races in the nation, Republican Kevin Raye has pulled to within less than a percentage point of Democrat Mike Michaud in their race for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, according to a poll released Monday. Read More
BANGOR – Two new polls released Wednesday suggest that more than 20 percent of undecided voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will determine the outcome of a tight race between Democrat Mike Michaud and Republican Kevin Raye. The polls, released Wednesday by two Portland-based firms,… Read More
BANGOR – How one feels about a gambling casino in Maine depends largely on whether one lives north or south of Augusta, according to a poll commissioned by a media partnership including the Bangor Daily News. In the statewide poll of 523 likely Maine voters,… Read More
BANGOR – Second Congressional District rivals Mike Michaud and Kevin Raye sparred last week over who had the tightest grip on the key to the politically sacred Social Security “lock box.” Both Michaud, the Democratic nominee, and Raye, the Republican, have signed pledges – although… Read More
BANGOR – A new sampling of likely voters in Maine’s two congressional races suggests one contest is close – and getting closer – while the other is not close – at least not yet. The poll, conducted for a media partnership including the Bangor Daily… Read More
BANGOR – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins held on to a sizable lead over her Democratic challenger Chellie Pingree, according to a poll commissioned by a media consortium including the Bangor Daily News. Collins won the support of 60 percent of likely voters compared to 28… Read More
BANGOR – A new poll places Democrat John Baldacci a formidable 30 percentage points ahead of his nearest competitor in the race to become Maine’s next governor. With less than eight weeks to go before Election Day, the poll, conducted for a media partnership including… Read More
BANGOR – Cutting public financing for political campaigns and increasing the tobacco tax were among ways Mainers preferred to solve the state’s budget crisis, according to a poll conducted for a media partnership that included the Bangor Daily News. In the telephone poll, conducted earlier… Read More
AUGUSTA – A controversial poll conducted by a New Hampshire research firm has concluded that Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Baldacci holds a huge 41-point lead over his closest rival and that “the race is [his] to lose.” But in unusually harsh criticism Tuesday, three of… Read More