Maine: Ethan Strimling

[img_assist|nid=2798|title=Congressional candidate Charlie Summers|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=right|width=175|height=237]First Congressional District candidate Charlie Summers (R-Scarborough) made the first attack of the race Friday evening, accusing opponent Chellie Pingree (D-North Haven) of accepting $52,000 from a hedge fund manager.

He called for her to give the money back.

[img_assist|nid=2581|title=State Sen. Ethan Strimling|desc=Campaign Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=300]Following his loss in the Democratic Congressional primary, outgoing state Sen. Ethan Strimling (D-Portland) is focusing on an organization he helped form in 2004.

A Rising Tide trains young Mainers in grassroots campaigning and organizing. It will train its 13th class of 30 people this weekend.

[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.

Talk about horrible timing … PolitickerME has been out with a nasty flu for the past few days.

Here’s a quick rundown on what’s been going on in the days leading up the primary.

Monday, June 2:

-Adam Cote’s campaign has emerged as a major contender. In an e-mail, the Cote campaign quotes a ‘(Chellie) Pingree staffer’: "So, the race is coming down to the wire. My take is that Adam is closing and it comes down to Adam vs. Chellie."