Over the weekend, a huge number of party organs in cities across Maine came together to caucus, elect officers, and in a couple instances, hold a straw poll regarding their choice for Maine’s next Governor. The caucuses have afforded several … Continue reading
Today, Steve Abbott’s campaign announced a trifecta of personnel for the New Media wing of his campaign. Maine politicos will undoubtedly recognize the three names: Lance Dutson, Mark Ellis and Scott Fish. I could describe the three myself, but Abbott’s … Continue reading
While every candidate running for governor has at least mentioned education, it remains, to some extent, a peripheral issue. The economy has trumped education, and most other issues, so far. You’ve probably heard the saying, “if you think education is … Continue reading
I had always been told growing up that Maine politics was something different and special. Contrary to other states, elections in Maine were viewed as civil contests of substance, generally pitting good people vs. good people, with tame attack ads, … Continue reading
Republican Matt Jacobson is up on the radio. On Tuesday, Jacobson posted a copy of his ad, and yesterday sent out a release touting it. The ad in question is currently running across the state, and is intended to introduce … Continue reading
More cartoons by Rob Tornoe
A week ago today President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address. By all accounts, it was not the speech that he had intended to give (underwhelming in the eyes of The Economist) for one obvious reason – … Continue reading
All campaigns are not created equal, and I have been seeing some very odd things coming from the Steve Rowe for Governor camp. Right from the get go, the man who was considered the early front runner at the beginning … Continue reading
What would I tell you if I said that the unbeatable Governor Angus King had raised only an anemic $1305.00 in the entire year of 1997 in the lead up to his re-election campaign? Would it then interest you to … Continue reading
Yesterday, Gallup published a new study that took a look at each state in the union, and compared the partisan gap between Republicans and Democrats in 2008 and 2009. The results showed that in a large majority of states, the … Continue reading
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