Lessons from Maine's 1st US Senate debate, from Trump to 'request denied'
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It took a long time to persuade my team to let me do this on my own,"
What we're watching today
The first Maine
Collins, an experienced debater, was steady throughout and has clearly decided that not committing on her 2020 presidential vote is her best move. She said she was not asked about the president on a recent bus tour and later that she thought Mainers did not need her advice before voting. She went after her Democratic opponent on health care and campaign finance.
Gideon managed to bring several questions back to Collins' silence on Trump. She mounted clear attacks against the Republican senator over the 2017 Republican tax bill and Collins' votes for judges deemed unqualified by the
One independent largely refused to engage with questions, while the other presented a solid case for why she is the most progressive candidate.
But
The candidates will meet again -- there are at least five more debates in the works between now and the November election. Friday's event hit many of the major issues, but candidates will have to address others including taxes, the opioid epidemic, immigration, foreign policy and gun control. An hour was not enough to cover that ground.
The
-- "Reopening politics play differently in
-- "5 deaths now linked to
-- "Pandemic-induced remote worker boom creates state income tax confusion," Tux Turkel,
Commission on racial inequity expected to make recommendations after weeks of study
Criminal justice, education and basic needs and rights are expected to headline the special commission's slate of bills, although the future of any legislation remains uncertain.
It seems more likely that any recommendations will have to be taken up next session. There is no word on a special session after two attempts to return to
In terms of eye-catching campaign escapades, skydiving might be the highest you can go.
That demographic is central to the political brand of
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