Few women live in the moment as much as Pat LaMarche. Last Saturday, she was a happy-go-lucky radio personality looking forward to joining other Mainers in relishing what’s left of the receding season we call summer. Today, she’s unemployed and the vice-presidential candidate for the… Read More
AUGUSTA – Pat LaMarche, the Green Party’s nominee for vice president of the United States, urged Americans on Tuesday to get involved in the political process to ensure the defeat of President Bush in November. “Anyone who cares about their community, their town, their state… Read More
For political candidates, home is often where one believes one can get the most votes. It’s no surprise, then, that in the 2nd Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Rep. Michael Michaud and Republican challenger Brian Hamel have very different beliefs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AUGUSTA – Ballots will be recounted beginning Friday in six legislative primaries that were held June 8, state election officials said. Three of the recounts are in House races and three in the Senate. The primaries set the stage for November’s legislative elections, when voters… Read More
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AUGUSTA – State government will be forced to shoulder a larger share of local education costs after Tuesday’s statewide election which saw scant participation by Maine voters. With nearly 85 percent of 641 precincts reporting, the Question 1 citizen initiative cruised to victory with 55… Read More
Tuesday’s primary races set the stage for what again is shaping up to be a fierce battle to claim a razor-thin majority in the Maine Senate this November. “It’s a huge priority,” said Maine Democratic Party chairwoman Dottie Melanson, whose party holds a tenuous 18-17… Read More
BANGOR – Maine voters will decide 44 contested primary elections in the state today for the Legislature and local offices. At stake are candidates’ nominations to represent their parties in the November election. All voters may cast a ballot on the statewide referendum question, while… Read More
The following is a list of contested races in the Bangor Daily News readership area: State Senate 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++) {… Read More
MACHIAS – A political advertisement in one of Washington County’s weekly newspapers for Diana Boone, a candidate in Tuesday’s primary election for a Washington County commissioner’s position, cites qualifications belonging to her husband, not her. “Re-elect Boone County Commissioner” reads the ad, indicating: “Chairman of… Read More
No one knows exactly what will happen to Maine’s black bear population if a November referendum to ban bear baiting is approved by voters, but taxidermists say that in every scenario, they lose. The Maine Association of Taxidermists estimates that its members could lose a… Read More
Fund raising for the bear referendum campaign has topped a million dollars. Reports filed with the Maine State Ethics Commission on Thursday show that Maine Citizens for Fair Bear Hunting, the group advocating for a ban on bear trapping, shooting over bait and hunting with… Read More
With Maine one of 17 battleground states in which the two presidential campaigns are saturating local advertising markets, voters here can’t help but take notice. Thus far, political scholars are marveling at the sheer number of ads, the latest of which began airing this week… Read More
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PORTLAND – The 350 miles that separate her Aroostook County hometown and this year’s site of the Maine Democratic Convention did little to dissuade a determined Joyce Damboise. “Bush has to be out,” said the 68-year-old Connor Township woman, the first Aroostook delegate in her… Read More
AUGUSTA – Maine Republicans, gathering Friday for a two-day state convention, spoke of breaking a Democratic stranglehold in Maine’s capital and adding to the GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, but saved their most earnest pledges of support for President George W. Bush’s ticket-leading bid for… Read More
BANGOR – Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to visit Bangor on Monday, May 10, to speak at a campaign rally, according to Republican Party officials. A time and place for the event had not been set as of late Thursday, but it will be… Read More
The Maine Green Independent Party became the first state party to choose Ralph Nader as its preferred presidential candidate, based on caucus results released this week. The news comes amid renewed furor over a Nader candidacy, which most Democrats believe will do little more than… Read More
Rep. John Eder’s office can be a lonely place. As the only representative from the Maine Green Independent Party, Eder generally has the converted cloakroom on the second floor in the Cross State Office Building all to himself. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – The Bush campaign played to its strengths Monday, opening its state headquarters here – the center of the northern Maine congressional district it found most receptive four years ago. The move was a departure from its 2000 strategy of running its operation from… Read More
AUGUSTA – A last-minute decision by a Washington County lawmaker to ditch his state Senate campaign has left majority Democrats scrambling to find a write-in candidate to take his place. Rep. Al Goodwin, D-Pembroke, abandoned his Senate District 29 bid Monday to enter a three-way… Read More
BANGOR – The race for the 2nd Congressional District seat will be quiet through June, with Bangor City Councilor David Nealley all but removing the possibility of a Republican primary by leaving the party. But what could be construed as an exit from the race… Read More
Between your favorite television shows, prepare to see a lot of American flags for the next two weeks – and probably the next eight months. On Wednesday, Maine became one of 17 battleground states to hear the first shots, so to speak, in the fight… Read More