Steve Abbott Launches His Online Footprint

Steve Abbott is criss-crossing the state of Maine today making his bid for the Blaine House official (more on that later) – but also noteworthy is that today on his newly created Twitter account, he also announced the launch of … Continue reading

Beardsley Sneaks Into The Race

Told you so. On Friday – completely un-noticed by basically everyone – William Beardsley officially became a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2010. A long shot candidate to become the second “Governor William Beardsley” in the country … Continue reading

Rosa Scarcelli vs. Public Financing

In a release this morning from her campaign, Democratic hopeful Rosa Scarcelli explained her refusal to take Clean Elections money: “We are cutting everything from school programs to health care and human services in an effort to close this gap,” … Continue reading

Bruce Poliquin Releases Fundraising Totals

Republican Bruce Poliquin wasted no time releasing his fundraising totals for the second period of 2009.  Yesterday in an email to supporters, Poliquin explained that he had raised an additional $360,189 from 575 contributions with 68% of the amount raised … Continue reading

What’s Next?

Democrat Patrick McGowan is officially in and Republican Steve Abbott will be joining the race for governor next week.  Abbott’s entrance will round out the 2010 field at 22 candidates.  With the field roughly set,  the final stretch to the primaries … Continue reading

Abbott Enters Gubernatorial Race

As noted by PTP yesterday, Republican sources confirm that Steve Abbott, Senator Susan Collins’ Chief of Staff, will be announcing his candidacy for governor next Tuesday. Like Pat McGowan, he plans to announce in whistle-stop tour fashion, with stops in … Continue reading