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 [...]
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The Ad Blitz Continues
We published a piece today, written yesterday, detailing the flood of new campaign ads we were seeing. Well folks, the flood hasn’t stopped. It’s not about to break either, at least not until after Tuesday the 8th. Steve Rowe and Les Otten are back with two new ads and we’ll look at one from Bruce [...]
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 [...]
Do Not Reuse
Finally. On June 8, Maine voters will narrow down the field of 6,391 irrelevant candidates for governor to two irrelevant candidates for governor. I have to admit – I paid almost no attention to this election until I noticed the words “Do Not Reuse” on the side of a bottle of apple juice. Initially, this [...]
Who Will Win The Democratic Primary?
As Democrats gather in Lewiston for their state convention, they have begun to hit the airwaves and signs are popping up. Who do you think will win?
Where Do Governors Come From?
With the primary rapidly approaching, it’s worth taking a look at the variety of factors that go into making a successful gubernatorial candidate. Matt Gagnon recently looked at previous experience. We’re taking a look at where they’re literally from: geography.
A Quick Look At Fundraising
Another gubernatorial finance deadline has come and past, and we’ve taken a quick look at how the privately-financed Democratic and Republican candidates have done.
Gubernatorial Twitter Update #43
The state of the Maine gubernatorial race on Twitter as of Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:15pM EST.
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.