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LePage Wins Maine Primary Without Appearing on Ballot

Field of LePage Impersonators Doomed in November Paul LePage may not be on the ballot today in Maine, but the current Governor has already handily won the Republican primary while also setting his party up for a bruising defeat in November. Despite Governor LePage’s toxic -9 net approval rating, all four Republican contenders for Governor have…

Maine GOP Lurches Further to the Right as Mike Thibodeau Drops Out of Governor’s Race

Susan Collins Wing of Maine GOP No Longer Represented in Gubernatorial Primary The Maine Republican gubernatorial primary took another dramatic rightward turn today as Senate President Mike Thibodeau dropped out of the race. Thibodeau comes from the Susan Collins wing of the Maine GOP and was the only Republican in the field willing to speak out against…

Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Shawn Moody Suggests Teachers Use Fire Extinguishers to Stop School Shootings

Shawn Moody, a Republican running for Governor of Maine, said in a radio interview this week that fire extinguishers would work as a “great deterrent” for school shootings. According to The Hill, Moody suggested that “instead of passing new restrictions on gun rights, teachers could use fire extinguishers that are already in every school.” Moody said,…

Maine Named DGA “Unrig the Map” Target for 2018

DGA Announces $20 Million to Elect Democratic Governor in 8 Key Redistricting States Today, the Democratic Governors Association revealed that Maine will be one of its 8 Unrig the Map targets for the 2018 election cycle. The DGA also announced an initial $20 million investment in these races—the largest-ever Democratic electoral investment in redistricting. At…

ICYMI: “Shawn Moody – LePage’s Mini Me”

In a new column in the Bangor Daily News, Republican strategist Lance Dutson hits Maine gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody for positioning himself as “LePage’s mini me,” while having “neither the intellectual ability to do so nor the ideological belief” of the current Governor. While attempting to go fully LePage may help Moody with a Republican…

With Collins Out, Maine Primary Full of LePage Wannabes and Clones

Mayhew, Mason, Fredette Fighting for Far-Right Vote With news out today that Senator Susan Collins is not running for governor in Maine, the Republican primary field is now filled exclusively with LePage acolytes who want to continue his agenda: Mary Mayhew, LePage’s former HHS director, declared herself the frontrunner this morning after the Collins news.…

Collins Decision Deals Big Blow to GOP Chances of Holding ME-GOV

RGA Loses Another Top Recruit in Trump Era; Maine GOP Primary Will Be a Right-Wing Battle Maine Republicans and the Republican Governors Association were dealt a major blow this morning when top-recruit Sen. Susan Collins announced she would not be running for governor. With Collins out of the race, Republicans are left with a battle among right-wingers…

DGA Statement on Mary Mayhew’s Announcement for Governor

Today, DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold released the following statement on Republican Mary Mayhew’s newly announced candidacy for Maine governor: “A vote for Mary Mayhew is a vote for a third term of Paul LePage’s disastrous agenda. Mary Mayhew’s record as DHHS Commissioner is clear: she blocked Medicaid expansion, cut funding for mental health treatment and…

Portland Press Herald: Likely GOP Gov. Candidate Mary Mayhew ‘Spread Suffering’ With Health Cuts

Editorial: ‘Mayhew’s signature effort’ was rejecting Medicaid funding that could have helped with opioid crisis Maine Republican Mary Mayhew recently stepped down as commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services to explore a run for governor. Over the weekend, the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board sharply criticized Mayhew’s record of recklessly cutting funding for programs…

DGA Statement on Mary Mayhew’s Likely Gubernatorial Run

LePage Clone Mayhew Spearheaded Effort to Block Medicaid Expansion in Maine DGA Communications Director Jared Leopold released the following statement on Mary Mayhew’s resignation from Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services and future gubernatorial aspirations: “A Mary Mayhew administration would be a continuation of the disastrous LePage agenda. As she angles for a run…

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