I woke up this morning and almost pinched myself. Is it really the day before the primaries? Is this almost over? Well half over anyway. Yes we’ve been discussing this campaign for what seems like forever. Now tomorrow it’s time to vote. All the campaigning, all the debating, all the back and forth comes down [...]
Tag Archives: Pat McGowan
New ME Gov Ads Hit The Tube
Here are some more ads from your gubernatorial hopefuls.
Quid Pro Otten
First he bought mountains, then he bought into the Red Sox, and now Les Otten is attempting to buy the Governorship of Maine. What motivates him to pour so much cash into his attempt to take one step along the pathway to Governor and how should we view the influence of his own spending of [...]
A Perfect Ad Storm
Five new gubernatorial ads have come out recently. Paul LePage and Matt Jacobson launched their first ads. Rosa Scarcelli, Pat McGowan, and Steve Abbott are back on the air again. Let’s begin by examining the newcomers. Hattip to Maine Politics, Pine Tree Politics, and Dirigo Blue for the videos.
Kevin Raye Thinks Otten Will Cut the Mustard
Despite the shenanigans surrounding the Otten campaign, Senate Republican Leader Kevin Raye will support Otten for governor. “As Maine’s Senate Republican Leader,” said Raye, “I believe that Les Otten embodies the qualities and the vision Maine needs in our next Governor.” Raye believes Otten’s leadership skills and ability to overcome adversity make him an excellent [...]
McGowan, Scarcelli Talk Legislature
Recently an interesting, but perhaps pointless, debate erupted between Pat McGowan and Rosa Scarcelli over reforming the Legislature.
McGowan and Rowe Continue Push
The primaries are almost here. We’ve made our predictions on which Democrat could take the nomination. We cited Pat McGowan’s centrist appeal and Steve Rowe’s military service as strengths for both candidates. Appropriately leveraged, they could mean the difference between moving on and heading home. It seems someone at each campaign office got the message.
Reading the Dem Primary Tea Leaves
Pine Tree Politics analyzed each GOP gubernatorial candidate’s chances of winning their party’s nomination. Matt Gagnon explored possible victory scenarios for the candidates as well as the likelihood of them occurring. In conjunction with Bruce Bourgoine of Dirigo Blue, we have done the same. You may read Bruce’s scenarios here and mine below.
Primary Fiction: Democrats
Maine Democrats have not held a significant primary of critical decision in sixteen long years. In 1994 Joe Brennan defeated 4 opponents with over half the votes in a primary contest of nearly 100,000 cast. That election was the high water mark of both recent primary participation by both voters and contestants. John Baldacci managed [...]
A Pause to Discuss the Primaries
by derek viger on 09. Jun, 2010 in Commentary, Featured, Gubernatorial Race
We now know the gubernatorial lineup for this November; Libby Mitchell (D), Paul LePage (R), Eliot Cutler (I), Shawn Moody (I), and Kevin Scott (I). Though the general is in its infancy, it is a good time to explore some of the prevailing opinions that have come out of last night’s results.