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Platner's Support Collapses, but Where Were His Democratic Allies When the Warning Signs Were Already There?
59+ min ago (1630+ words) Politicians, progressive organizations and celebrity supporters are rushing to distance themselves from Graham Platner, raising questions about whether they were hypocrites, grossly uninformed or simply willing to overlook anything that might help defeat Susan Collins The politicians, progressive organizations and…...
Lewiston Voters to Decide One-for-One Needle Exchange Proposal After City Council Punts
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (343+ words) LEWISTON, Maine " Lewiston residents will have the final say on whether the city's syringe exchange program should operate under significantly stricter rules after the Lewiston City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a citizen-led initiative to the November ballot....
Platner Campaign Urgently Hiring Research Director Responsible for "Defense Strategies" In Job Listing Posted Day After Rape Allegation
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (363+ words) Graham Platner's campaign posted an urgent job listing for a new research director responsible for "defense strategies" on Tuesday, one day after a new rape allegation led him to cancel events and prompted many of his left-wing supporters to urge…...
Bernie The Published Rape Fantasizer Lecturing Accused Rapist Platner Is Just Too Rich
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (618+ words) No wonder it took Vermont socialist U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders so long to finally urge Graham Platner to quit his senate bid. Sanders has his own rape-related skeleton, which surfaced when he was running in 2016 for president. During Sanders" first run…...
John Andrews Says He Stood Up to Jackson, Bellows and Shah Before They Went National
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (363+ words) In the wake of Graham Platner dropping out and potentially being replaced by Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows or Nirav Shah, former State Rep. John Andrews said Maine voters deserve legislators who will confront what he described as corruption and tyranny…...
Troy Jackson Beating Everyone Else By A Mile In Likelihood Of Becoming Default Democrat U. S. Senate Nominee
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (442+ words) The betting markets are proving to be a good friend of former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as a possible Democrat replacement for Graham Platner. Polymarket is showing Jackson beating No. 2 Nirav Shah by 55 points and No. 3 Shenna Bellows by…...
Maine Girl Dads Take Ballot Fight to State's Highest Court, Launch Limited-Time Merchandise Shop
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (1024+ words) The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls" sports and private spaces is now in the hands of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The state"s highest court heard oral arguments on July…...
Trump Declares U. S. -Iran Ceasefire "Over" After Overnight Military Escalation
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (328+ words) President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is effectively finished, following a dramatic overnight exchange of military strikes that has pushed the conflict back to the brink of full-scale war. Speaking to…...
Hannah Pingree Splits From Mills, Blasts AI Data Centers As Environmentally Dangerous
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (483+ words) Democrat candidate for governor Hannah Pingree split from her protege Sunday, proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, her first major policy split with Gov. Janet Mills. Mills, the two-term-limited governor who was previously Pingree's boss in the state policy…...
Mc Connell Recovery Shrouded in Uncertainty as Health Rumors Swirl
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (403+ words) U. S. Senator Mitch Mc Connell remains hospitalized weeks after suffering a medical emergency at his Washington, D. C. , home, with his office continuing to release only limited information about his condition. The 84-year-old Republican has not appeared in public since June 14, when emergency…...