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Maine News by Alex Isenstadt

Sat, 07/12/2008 - 09:33

Snowe, in the City of Brotherly Love, sees difficult environment for Republicans

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1958|title=U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=right|width=225|height=155]PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe acknowledged here today that Senate Republicans faced a difficult environment heading into the fall’s elections.

“Obviously it is a challenging climate,” she said. “Obviously it is real raw and it is challenging.”

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Tue, 06/10/2008 - 22:03

Press Herald calls it for Allen, Pingree, Summers

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

The Portland Press Herald has declared Tom Allen the victor in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and Chellie Pingree and Charlie Summers the winners in the 1st Congressional District primaries.

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Tue, 06/10/2008 - 20:34

Rand leads in Senate District 8 race

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

UPDATE, 11:22 p.m. | According to the Bangor Daily News, with 37 percent of the vote counted in the race for Senate District 8, Anne M. Rand leads with 45 percent of the vote. Justin L. Alfond and Clifford M. Ginn trail with 37 percent and 16 percent of the vote, respectively.

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Tue, 06/10/2008 - 20:20

Stuckey, Russell-Natera lead in state House contests

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

UPDATE, 11:22 p.m. | According to the Bangor Daily News, with 75 percent of the vote counted, Peter Stuckey leads Justin Costa in the race for State House District 114 by a margin of 52 percent to 47 percent.

Diane Marie Russell-Natera leads Edward J. Democracy by a margin of 63 percent to 36 percent in the State House District 120 race.

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Tue, 06/10/2008 - 20:12

Early returns show Allen, Pingree, Summers leading

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1788|title=Congressional candidate Chellie Pingree|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=160|height=189]UPDATED, 11:22 p.m. | The Bangor Daily News reports that U.S. Rep. Tom Allen is leading Tom Ledue in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. With 75 percent of the vote counted, Allen has 85 percent of the vote in to Ledue’s 14 percent.

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Mon, 03/31/2008 - 16:11

Strimling pledges to 'Change Congress'

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

First District Democratic candidate Ethan Strimling has signed the “Change Congress” pledge “to reform the way Washington does business,” joining four other congressional candidates, including Tennessee incumbent Representative Jim Cooper.

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Mon, 03/31/2008 - 13:21

Schakowsky stumps for Pingree

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky campaigned for District 1 Democratic candidate Chellie Pingree in Portland Thursday, focusing her remarks on health care.

“Clearly the health-care system is broken,” Schakowsky said, “and if we’re going to fix it, we’re going to need people in Congress who are willing to stand up to the drug companies and who are willing to stand up to the insurance companies. Chellie Pingree is exactly that kind of person.”

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Mon, 03/31/2008 - 08:46

Will new 'soft money' groups replace cash-strapped NRCC?

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON -- When Arizonans opened the pages of the Arizona Republic on Veterans Day in November, there was a good chance they saw a full page advertisement taking aim at Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell for his vote in support of a bill that included a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. The advertisement featured a letter from injured Iraq veteran Andrew Robinson, pictured seated in a wheelchair.

"…Sadly, some in Congress seem more interested in playing politics than achieving victory," it read.

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Fri, 03/28/2008 - 18:06

This Week on PolitickerME.com

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Strimling appealed.

Real ID was a focus.

Frary made the ballot.

CD1 candidates debated.

Collins and Allen dueled over voting records.

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Thu, 03/27/2008 - 09:06

Strimling camp raises $8K in two days

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Corey Hascall, campaign manager for First District Democratic congressional candidate Ethan Strimling, sent out an email Wednesday congratulating supporters for raising $8,000 in the first two days of its end-of-the first quarter fundraising drive.

“When Ethan and I talked about our last fundraising goal and he told me we were shooting for $25,000, I had my doubts, but you've certainly erased them,” Hascall writes.

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