A new Republican ad twists Troy Jackson’s old votes on sex offenders
Quick Check is a BDN election feature that fact-checks political ads in 400 words or less.
A Jeffrey Epstein attack on Susan Collins oversells its biggest claims
The ad is referencing Collins and other Republicans voting last September to table a Democratic amendment attaching disclosure to a defense bill.
Democrats go too far in citing these ‘deciding’ Susan Collins votes
A new ad says Collins decided two of the biggest fights of President Donald Trump’s tenure — over the Supreme Court and Medicaid cuts.
Republicans attack Troy Jackson’s vote to cut taxes for 90% of Mainers
The 2009 proposal proved highly unpopular with voters, but state estimates at the time projected the overwhelming majority of people would have seen their taxes go down.
Susan Collins wants guardrails on Donald Trump’s $300B Iran deal
The Maine Republican’s stance has put her under fire from both directions.
Only 437 votes swung Maine’s biggest Democratic primaries
These races showed just how nuanced and volatile ranked-choice voting races can be.
See where Maine’s outsized share of $460M in federal earmarks is going
Maine is getting $328 per resident from federal earmarks, the second highest per-capita amount in the nation.