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Maine: Herb Hoffman

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 21:22

Declared write-in candidates on the Maine ballot

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

There are a handful of declared write-in candidates for next Tuesday’s election, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

President:

  • Chuck Baldwin of Pensacola, Fla. and Darrell L. Castle of Germantown, Tenn. are running as members of the Constitution Party.

U.S. Senate:

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:10

This week's PolitickerME.com Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

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Republicans get a little good news with the announcement that McCain will likely invest resources in the state and First Congressional District candidate, Chellie Pingree gets some strong polling results from Maine's Independent voters.  Check out this week's list of Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 09:47

Hoffman says he should be allowed in the debates

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

PORTLAND -- Herb Hoffman, an independent write-in candidate for U.S. Senate, said he has been denied participation in all 10 U.S. Senate debates between incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) and challenger U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland).

Hoffman said he is not allowed to participate because he did not qualify for the ballot. He originally qualified, but then the Maine Democratic Party successfully challenged his candidacy in court.

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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 14:54

Hoffman: Bailout bill was ‘ill-conceived’

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Herb Hoffman, an independent who is running as a write-in for U.S. Senate, said he was pleased that members of Congress listened to their constituents and rejected the Wall Street bailout plan, calling it “ill-conceived.”

He wrote in a statement:

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Wed, 09/17/2008 - 12:45

Judge: There is ‘no constitutional right to procrastination’

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

A federal judge has denied a request by independent U.S. Senate hopeful Laurie Dobson to halt the printing of November’s ballots, the Portland Press Herald is reporting.

Dobson claimed she was unfairly kept off the ballot because municipal clerks didn’t get her signatures approved by the Secretary of State’s deadline.

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Fri, 09/12/2008 - 10:18

This week's PolitickerME.com Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

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Barack Obama gets an endorsement from a former governor, while Tom Allen gets more bad news on the polling front. Check out this week's list of Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 11:51

Hoffman launches write-in campaign

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Targeting “disaffected Democrats and disgruntled Republicans”, Herb Hoffman said he is launching a write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Hoffman was initially on the ballot before the Maine Democratic Party successfully challenged his candidacy. He claims that the party along with the Secretary of State and the court systems “collectively conspired to remove my name” from the ballot.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 15:30

Bright skips convention, stays home to farm

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

DENVER -- There was one delegate who didn’t come to Denver.

David Bright, a delegate for Barack Obama from Dixmont, said that with all the rain Maine has been hit with, he had to stay home to take care of his farm.

He said he is working on a number of construction projects that need to get done, and they affect the long-term productivity of his business.

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 14:32

State Court issues one-week stay for Hoffman

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Supreme Court granted Herb Hoffman a one-week stay on a recent decision that, when enacted, will take him off the ballot as an independent running for the U.S. Senate.

The decision was announced yesterday, the same day U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter denied an application to order the state’s high court for the stay.

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 06:19

This week's PolitickerME.com's Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

[img_assist|nid=1996|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=107]U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) is up in the polls and U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland) secures a prime speaking slot at the Democratic convention in Denver. Workers at BIW get some good news and two Maine natives bring home the gold.  You can see this week's winners along with the losers in our weekly Winners & Losers list. | CLICK HERE

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