Since the beginning of Pine Tree Politics, the main driver of content here has been our Editor in Chief, Matt Gagnon. Matt has had a unique opportunity to write here while simultaneously working in politics for about two years now … Continue reading
With 22% of precincts reporting, Mike Michaud is leading Jason Levesque 57% to 43%. This is another race that looks safe to call at this point. Maine voters have elected Michaud to his 5th term in the U.S. House. This … Continue reading
Chellie Pingree leads her challenger Dean Scontras 62%-38% with 28% of all precincts reporting in. This was not the close race so many expected, though we don’t have complete totals yet. CD1 was thought to be the race that would … Continue reading
The Critical Insights/MaineToday Media poll released today showed Dean Scontras ahead in the first district and Jason Levesque closing the gap in the second. Continue reading
Public Policy Polling released numbers today on Maine’s congressional races in both the first and second district. Continue reading
In response to a recent flap over the Chairman of the RNC appearing to oppose our presence in Afghanistan (something that was later clarified by the RNC), the Democratic National Committee released a statement, hammering the Chairman over what it perceived as his opposition to the President’s plan in that conflict. Continue reading
There’s good news and there’s bad news on the education front. Let’s start with the bad news. Continue reading
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree took to Facebook to announce her opposition to any “war funding” in the supplemental budget: I plan on opposing war funding in the supplemental budget. The war in Afghanistan has gone on too long, has cost … Continue reading
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree took to Facebook to announce her opposition to any “war funding” in the supplemental budget: I plan on opposing war funding in the supplemental budget. The war in Afghanistan has gone on too long, has cost … Continue reading
The early bird favorite for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 – Mitt Romney – is wasting no time weighing in to the Maine political scene this year. Today, Romney’s “Free and Strong America” political action committee (which, for … Continue reading
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