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Monthly Archives: November 2009

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Maine Rejects Same Sex Marriage: Yes On One Wins

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

Pine Tree Politics is prepared to call question one.  With 75% of the vote counted, the Yes on One campaign has widened its lead to nearly 20,000 votes. The voter rich ares of Portland, Bangor, Augusta, and other large cities … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day, Gay Marriage

Baldacci Vindicated: School Consolidation Upheld

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

It wasn’t close from the moment results started pouring in.  Question three – the ballot initiative aimed at overturning the Governor’s contentious school consolidation program – has gone down in flames tonight. With 71% of precincts reporting, the no on … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day, School Consolidation

Yes On One Clinging To A Lead, Looks Increasingly Strong

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

With 63% of precincts reporting, the results are as follows: Question 1 – People’s Veto of Equal Marriage Bill Yes – 188,497 – 52% No – 176,473 – 48% As the night wears on and the numerical lead for Yes … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day, Gay Marriage

Question 1 In For A Very Long Night

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

With 22% of precincts reporting, question 1 simply could not be ANY closer. What started out as a great night for the no on one crowd has significantly changed, and we are now officially in a dogfight. Take a gander … Continue reading →

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TABOR Appears To Be Crashing And Burning

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

With roughly 17% of the vote counted in Maine so far, Question 1 has tightened up a great deal, currently standing at 48-51 for no. However, thus far in the night the response to TABOR has remained relatively steady – … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Taxpayers Bill of Rights

Initial Election Results Show Strength For No on 1, 4

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

Early returns are in.  Currently the Bangor Daily News is reporting that with roughly 5% of the vote currently counted, the referendum questions are currently breaking down as follows: QUESTION 1 – REJECT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW No 14988 – 54.48% … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day

Join The Live Election Day Conversation

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=c282c33316″ mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=c282c33316″ >Pine Tree Politics Election Night</a>

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day

Olympia Snowe To Tim Pawlenty: Go F#@& Yourself

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

Okay, so she didn’t actually say those exact words – but the sentiment behind what she said certainly seemed to communicate that message. Tim Pawlenty went on Morning Joe this morning, and observers everywhere are commenting on the exchanges about … Continue reading →

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Posted in Federal | Tagged Maine Republican Party, Olympia Snowe, Tim Pawlenty

Turnout Appears To Be High

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

Even with some well founded warnings that the Secretary of State has a tendency to misjudge the turnout in the state of Maine, it does appear that turnout across the state is quite high – potentially approaching (some believe higher … Continue reading →

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Posted in General | Tagged Election Day, Gay Marriage

John Baldacci Talks Gay Marriage On MSNBC

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Matthew Gagnon

This afternoon, Maine Governor John Baldacci stopped by MSNBC to talk to David Schuster and company about Maine’s Equal Marriage law, and the efforts to repeal it. Baldacci’s comments focused on the evolution of the issue in Maine, the process … Continue reading →

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Posted in Elections | Tagged Gay Marriage, John Baldacci

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Matthew Gagnon, a Hampden native, is a Republican political strategist. He previously worked for Sen. Susan Collins and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

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