Republicans Strike Out in New England
National Republicans targeted more than half a dozen races in New England as pickup opportunities this year, but they picked up none.
National Republicans targeted more than half a dozen races in New England as pickup opportunities this year, but they picked up none.
Republican candidates, bolstered by a bleak economy, have opportunities to flip seats in New England that could leave the region specked in a Rust Belt-looking red after the midterms.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) may defect from his party on certain votes, but he furthers the Democrat agenda simply by helping the party to maintain its slim majority, former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday.
LEWISTON, Maine — Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) is campaigning across Maine’s vast rural Second Congressional District with an economy-focused agenda that he hopes will resonate with the district’s working-class and elderly populations.
Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) won the Republican primary race in Maine’s Second District on Tuesday and now moves on to a rematch against Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) in the general election.
Voters in several states nationwide head to the polls in primaries and in a special general congressional election in Texas on Tuesday, further testing former President Donald Trump’s endorsement strength and perhaps foreshadowing a looming red wave in November.
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has a slight three-point edge over former Gov. Paul LePage (R) in Maine’s gubernatorial race, according to a poll released Monday.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) was outraised by over $200,000 in the third-quarter fundraising from the former representative and current candidate in Maine’s Second Congressional District, Bruce Poliquin, looking to unseat the vulnerable Democrat and regain the seat he once held.
Former representative and current Maine Second Congressional District candidate Bruce Poliquin said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday that he is running to unseat Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and help win back the Republican majority in Congress.
The New York Times reported Saturday that Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) risks alienating both Republicans and Democrats with his decision to only back one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Freshman Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said Sunday that Democrats could move forward with their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump without pulling the “country apart.”
Outgoing Maine Gov. Paul LePage decided to troll a Democratic candidate who won a House race on Friday by writing the words “stolen election” on an election certificate certifying the win.
The recount in Maine’s controversial 2nd Congressional District race, where the state’s new “rank voting” system was used for the first time in American history, is proceeding faster than anticipated.
The Democrat Secretary of State of Maine is refusing to investigate sworn affidavits presented by 17 residents of the state’s 1st Congressional District that they were erroneously given ballots to vote in the 2nd Congressional District race between Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME-02) and Democrat Jared Golden.
The Maine Republican Party called on Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Thursday to launch an investigation into election irregularities it has uncovered in the controversial 2nd congressional district election held on November 6.
On Monday, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announced that a recount of the November 6 election in Maine’s Second Congressional District will begin on Thursday and will continue for an estimated four weeks.
Maine GOP executive director Jason Savage called for replacing a staffer for the Maine Secretary of State in light of biased tweets against Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME).