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'Shocked' union leader issues legal threat after GOP twists his words to attack Dem

A New York Teamsters leader wants a Republican-aligned group to stop airing a Maine Senate ad that puts words in his mouth about Democrat Troy Jackson , NBC News reported on Wednesday. Gregory Floyd, president of Teamsters Local 237, had his lawyers send a letter dated October 13 to Senate Leadership Fund Executive Director Alex Latcham, telling the…

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GOP Group Spends Thousands to Help Susan Collins—in Wrong PortlandA Republican super PAC sent at least $20,000 to Portland, Oregon, in support of Senator Susan Collins’s reelection campaign. Collins is a senator from Maine. This multithousand-dollar gaffe was made by the Defending Main Street Super PAC Inc, which sent a commercial calling Collins’s Democratic opponent Troy Jackson “taxin’ Troy Jackson.” Too bad…

The New Republic3d agoWhole story →

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As Susan Collins goes for a sixth term, Maine Democrats worry she’s a ‘Teflon candidate’They’re hoping abortion rights will persuade Democratic women to stick with their party and back Troy Jackson

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Electing Troy Jackson would be tragic for Maine, America | LetterWatching the Democratic Party’s recent U.S. Senate candidate selection process makes you wonder what the party stands for. It’s obvious that little thought went into choosing a challenger to Sen. Collins. Graham Platner went from “wonderful” to “horrible,” revealing that a minimum of vetting took place. Quickly, a replacement was found to comply with…

Portland Press Herald5d agoWhole story →

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Don’t waste one vote this November | LetterThe Aug. 23 letter declaring the writer’s intent to cast a write-in vote for Graham Platner in November was alarming. The writer is apparently unaware that a write-in candidate must file a declaration of write-in candidacy in Maine 70 days prior to the election, or the vote won’t count. This election is paramount. We must […]

Portland Press Herald6d agoWhole story →

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Democrat has edge over Susan Collins in critical Maine Senate battle, poll findsLikely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins’s ability to steer federal dollars to the state.

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