maine politics

Let's take a short break from national politics and have a look at the Great State of MaineTM: Former Gov. LePage says he will run against Mills in 2022 This clown, who was first elected governor in 2010 with just 37.6% in a five candidate race, spent eight years running the state into the...

Paul LePage Tells John Lewis He Should 'Thank Lincoln For His Freedom' This is the same guy who said, “Let me tell you something: Black people come up the highway and they kill Mainers. He agreed with Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster, that there was evidence of voter fraud...

Quoting from this article: So, from the context, I'd take "war" to be the "War on Drugs", "enemies" to be "drug dealers" and "shoot" to be "arrest". But using that metaphorical framework, his remarks about "uniforms" would be racial profiling... which he claims the police don't do.

Like, seriously around the bend nutso? http://thetippingpoint.bangordailynews.com/2014/06/30/state-politics/gov-lepage-met-with-encouraged-sovereign-citizen-extremists/ :jaw-dropp

Androscoggin County total (official): Romney 148, Paul 212, Santorum 132, Gingrich 12 Androscoggin County total (WatchTheVote2012.com): Romney 188, Paul 262, Santorum 188, Gingrich 13 http://www.mainegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/me_gop_caucus_results.pdf...

Dopn't start squacking about Godwin. Governor LePage of maine is taking a page out of Hitler's playbook in order to further his assault on the unions in his state. Her has ordered the removal of a mural in the public space of the Maine Department of Labor, allegedly on the basis of "citizen...

This is surprising because Maine Republicans are usually known for being moderates. The entire platform can be read here (pdf doc). Edit: