Charlie Summers

After John McCain finished speaking Monday, PolitickerME asked U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, Congressional candidate Charlie Summers, and American Legion Post 66 Commander John Schlaack what they thought. See their responses on video below.

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe introduced John McCain to a crowd of about 400 Friday afternoon, both speaking about their experiences with the presumptive Republican Presidential candidate.

Maine House Republican Leader Josh Tardy and Congressional Candidate Charlie Summers had been scheduled to speak, however McCain arrived early so they did not have the opportunity.

See below for video of Collins’ introduction.

Is there any politician in Maine that doesn't have an energy plan?

As far as I can tell we are being told we need more wind mills, more hydroelectric, more oil, less oil, more drilling, less drilling, more nuke plants, no nukes, more conservation, less consumption, more hybrids, less driving, more car pooling, different light bulbs, less speculation, tax credits, more transmission lines, more wood pellet stoves, more weatherization, a tuned up boiler, more solar panels and on and on.......

The following are the basics from the most recent round of campaign finance reports for Congressional candidates. The basics for U.S. Senate candidates Susan Collins and Tom Allen can be found here.

Since the primary election fell in the middle of the second quarter, the first number listed reflects the first part of the quarter, April 1 to May 21. The second number is the second part of the quarter, May 22 to June 30. The third number is either the total between the two halves, or the cycle-to-date total.

The Maine Education Association has endorsed Tom Allen for U.S. Senate and Chellie Pingree for the First Congressional District.

Following the endorsement of Allen, incumbent Susan Collins’ campaign fired off a press release announcing her support from members of the education community.

The MEA is the union representing 25,000 teachers in Maine. The endorsements are based on candidate interviews and voting records.

SOUTH PORTLAND -- A small group of about 75 supporters of Republican congressional candidate Charlie Summer eagerly awaited his arrival hoping for a victory party here at the Thomas Room banquet hall.

Moments before Summers walked into the room, they waved campaign signs and shouted "Charlie, Charlie."It might have been a small group at this conference room, but their level of support was heard loud and clear.

Summers (R-Scarborough) is vying for a seat vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Allen in the 1st Congressional District. Summers' primary opponent is Dean Scontras who has never before run for office.

Congressional candidate Chellie PingreeUPDATED, 11:22 p.m. | The Bangor Daily News reports that U.S. Rep. Tom Allen is leading Tom Ledue in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. With 75 percent of the vote counted, Allen has 85 percent of the vote in to Ledue’s 14 percent.

In the Democratic primary for the U.S. House race for the 1st Congressional District, Chellie Pingree leads with 44 percent. Adam Cote, Ethan Strimling, and Michael Brennan trail with 26 percent, 12 percent, and 11 percent, respectively,

In the Republican primary for the 1st district seat, Charlie Summers leads Dean Scontras by a 59 percent to 40 percent margin.

For more, see the Bangor Daily News.

SCARBOROUGH -- At the state's largest polling station and Charlie Summer's hometown, the election warden, called today's voting participation "a dead day".

At 5:30 p.m. today about 1,300 voters. They had predicted to see some 2,000 voters but the total might reach 3,000 said Tody Justice, town clerk. There are 13,561 registered voters in Scarborough in a city of about 18,000.

Unlike other towns in Maine, Scarborough only had the state referendum, U.S. Senate primary and the Congressional races on the ballot. Other towns had school budget issues, legislative primaries and other local issues on the ballot. There is nothing here, Gledhill said.

Talk about horrible timing … PolitickerME has been out with a nasty flu for the past few days.

Here’s a quick rundown on what’s been going on in the days leading up the primary.

Monday, June 2:

Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist has endorsed Dean Scontras (R-Elliot), saying he will be "A leader in congress on immigration reform and border security," according to the Scontras campaign.

Scontras is currently battling Charlie Summers (R-Scarborough) to secure the Republican nomination for Maine's 1st Congressional District.

"I'm proud to accept Mr. Gilchrist's endorsement in the Republican Primary," said Scontras in a statement. "Border security is an issue that Maine Republicans are concerned about and that I've worked hard to do something about during this campaign.  Mainers have my pledge to make securing our borders and cracking down on the sanctuary cities, states and companies which encourage the flow of illegal immigrants into America a top priority when I am elected to Congress."