Tag Archives: Chellie Pingree

Michaud, Pingree vote for Pelosi’s shutdown

You may have heard that, late last week — and, as usual, at the last possible minute — the U.S. Congress passed a mechanism to continue funding most of the federal government through Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year. Structured as a continuing resolution, this omnibus spending bill was quickly dubbed the […]

Liberals pour dark money into Hancock County

As we have seen already this year, the moral dedication of liberals to campaign finance reform has a flimsy foundation. Though they’re eager to espouse its virtues, they know it has little chance of passing. As with so many other nominal positions, it’s a low-risk, high-reward stance to take, since they can shore up their […]

Political focus shifting north

For much of the summer — indeed, almost since the day of the June primaries — the race for Maine’s open 2nd Congressional District has flown under the radar. The attention of the state’s politicos and media have mostly been focused on the gubernatorial race, where the two leading candidates have been locked in a […]

Is Angus’ endorsement a king’s ransom or fool’s gold?

The worst-kept secret of Maine politics is finally out of the bag, as independent U.S. Sen. Angus King waded into the Maine gubernatorial race, endorsing his friend and fellow independent Eliot Cutler. The fact that virtually everybody knew this was coming — not only did King endorse Cutler in 2010, but Cutler returned the favor […]