The former two-term Republican governor and Trump precursor is back, running against incumbent Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, the most popular pol in the state.
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Gideon’s Got Game
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon faces off against Susan Collins in November, in the state’s most expensive election ever, and with control of the Senate at stake.
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Maine Dumped Caucuses for Primaries, but COVID-19 Overshadows Super Tuesday Vote
Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but Joe Biden could get a bump out of South Carolina. Meanwhile, as fears about coronavirus outbreaks grow, voters consider repealing vaccination requirements.
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Collins Is the Maine Event in 2020
Susan Collins remains favored to recapture her Senate seat. But she will have her work cut out for her—if she decides to run.
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Maine Exhales
Democrats are ascendant in the Pine Tree State. As Mainers breathe easier and state officials begin to clean up the mess left behind by former governor Paul LePage and his cabal, can Maine provide a beacon for the rest of America?
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Maine’s Ranked-Choice Voting Experiment Continues
Maine’s innovative method of ranking candidates sparked controversy when the counting began in one congressional race. But RCV could change the way Americans vote.
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Puffins: Harbingers of Climate Change
These small ocean birds are the proverbial canary in the coal mine as the ecology of their habitat worsens.
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The Fraudulence of Susan Collins
When it counts, the supposedly independent Maine senator is a reliable McConnell vote.
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The Collins Conundrum
Maine’s court of public opinion considers the case of Brett Kavanaugh—and of Susan Collins, too.
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Could Pro-Choice Advocacy Sway Susan Collins?
Public pressure influenced the Maine Republican’s vote against repealing the ACA. Could that same pressure convince her to protect Roe v. Wade?
