Thibodeau and Farnham Offer Voters Ultimate Veto Power in Key Maine Senate Races

Two elected officials that most personify liberal tax and spend policies in Augusta are State Rep. John Piotti (D, Unity) and State Senator Joe Perry (D, Bangor). Both men are in competitive State Senate races against viable, well-liked opponents- Rep. … Continue reading

Grading the Candidates on Ed Reform

The Education Equality Project (EEP) and Education Reform Now (ERN) released a report today(pdf warning) on this season’s crop of gubernatorial candidates.  The two groups examined how candidates supported particular education reforms.  “Making the Grade” assessed candidates’ positions on teacher … Continue reading

Union Dues and Political Campaigns

Mike Antonucci, of the Education Intelligence Agency blog, posted an interesting story the other day. Organizations back political candidates that support their agendas all the time. There’s nothing inherently insidious about it. You do the same when you donate your … Continue reading

Keeping an Eye on PACs

Political Action Committees are big players in just about every election.  They contribute cash, fund advertising, and can influence campaigns in a big way.  Looking at a PACs balance sheet is an excellent way to see how certain interests are … Continue reading

New Critical Insights Poll

On the same day that Rasmussen released their new poll, Critical Insights has put forth their new snapshot of the Maine gubernatorial race.  In CI’s poll, Paul LePage leads with 34%, followed by Libby Mitchell with 29%, Eliot Cutler with … Continue reading

Hey Portland Press Herald, Are you Going To Label Your Own Poll As “Over-sampling Republicans”?

From the “so comically hypocritical we can hardly believe it” files, we would like to submit to you the latest Critical Insights poll. Oh, there’s nothing particularly worrisome about this particular poll itself.  Indeed, this one looks a great deal … Continue reading

Rasmussen Poll – ME Gov a Toss-Up

Rasmussen released their latest polling effort in the Maine gubernatorial race this morning.  Paul LePage holds a slim lead at 35%.  Libby Mitchell follows at 32%.  The biggest surprise of this poll is Eliot Cutler’s numbers.  Cutler stands at 21%  … Continue reading

Libby Mitchell and Maine Democrats are Ultimate Hypocrites

At last night’s Maine Gubernatorial debate the hypocrisy of Senator Libby Mitchell and the Maine Democrats was in full display. By now, everyone has probably seen or heard of the photo of Libby Mitchell posing with a letter of commendation … Continue reading

PTP / MECPO Poll Shows Pingree-Scontras Race Tightening

In our second installment of polling numbers, we will take a look at the results from the first congressional district – specifically the race between Chellie Pingree and Dean Scontras. Both congressional districts have been under-polled, and the polling that … Continue reading