It should come as no surprise the governing philosophies of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Ted Cruz are disparate. But what is surprising is the level of candor Collins offered during the most recent escapades of the Texas senator. Cruz, alongside Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, staged a revolt during votes on the massive government […]

Maine’s two senators, both of whom serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee, condemned the Bush-era CIA interrogation practices outlined in a new report made public Tuesday as “torture.” Neither Republican Sen. Susan Collins nor Independent Sen. Angus King served on the committee when the CIA was using the maneuvers in the wake of 9/11 in […]

Angus King did not kill the Keystone XL pipeline project. There’s a mythical idea in Congress of politicians who cast “the deciding vote” on an issue – such as Tuesday’s vote on the authorization to move ahead with the Keystone XL construction. The premise is that a wavering pol falls on one side of the […]

With a Republican Senate majority on the horizon, Maine’s independent Sen. Angus King wasted no time telling the Maine press he would continue to caucus with Democrats. That’s despite his coy head-fake before the election that he would be winning to side with whoever could best help him further Maine interests, even if it was […]

It’s pretty obvious Democrats in Maine – and around the country – had an awful night. But there’s someone else who is in a less advantageous position thanks to the election results: Angus King. King, the independent who currently caucuses with majority Democrats in the Senate, has dangled the possibility he would switch to joining […]

As the race for the Blaine House comes to a climax, a new poll shows 1-in-5 Mainers are still undecided. Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud leads Republican Gov. Paul LePage 37 percent to 35 percent, according to The New York Times/CBS News survey, with independent Eliot Cutler with just 7 percent support. A whopping 21 percent […]

Is the race for the Blaine House over? On the cusp of the second televised gubernatorial debate, some of the state’s top political hands say the die has been cast, thanks to a shoddy performance by Democrat Mike Michaud and a strong showing from Republican Gov. Paul LePage. “LePage has been doing far better than […]

As part of a united Democratic front pushing for Mike Michaud’s election to the Blaine House, President Barack Obama will come to Portland to stump for the Democratic congressman. Michaud, who remains locked in a tight battle with Republican Gov. Paul LePage, and thwarted by the independent candidacy of Eliot Cutler, surely hopes despite his […]

Want to know where ground zero is in the Maine gubernatorial race? Women voters. As headlines get filled with polling results and squabbles about who will debate when, the real trench warfare is occurring elsewhere. Independent Eliot Cutler, trailing the race in third place, has tried to put a dent in Democrat Mike Michaud’s support […]

With Labor Day behind us and campaigning now in full swing, a new poll in Maine’s gubernatorial race paints the picture many pundits have predicted: Independent Eliot Cutler’s support continues to lag, but could still be enough to keep Republican Gov. Paul LePage in office thanks to the three-way race also including Democrat Mike Michaud. […]