John Nichols

It was a tough room.

Dean Scontras, a Republican candidate for the First Congressional District, took the stage Tuesday with four Democrats vying for the CD1 seat. It was a forum put on by two leftist groups, and a crowd of mostly liberals.  read more »

PolitickerME is covering the forum tonight put on by Maine Impeach and Maine Lawyers for Democracy, with candidates for the First Congressional District.

We are planning on giving you a live play by play on what’s happening here in Portland.

The forum, moderated by John Nichols of The Nation Magazine, includes Republican candidate Dean Scontras and Democratic candidates Mike Brennan, Mark Lawrence, Steve Meister, Chellie Pingree and Ethan Strimling.

UPDATED Nov. 26 at noon with comments from John Kaminski 

John Kaminski, chairman of the Maine Lawyers for Democracy, will join Ohio presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, to teach the public about the process and history of presidential impeachment at Dartmouth College Monday.

Kucinich has continually called for impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. The forum, held on the Hanover, N.H. campus at 6 p.m. Monday, will give a historical perspective of the process, clear up myths and discuss what impeachment involves, according to a press release from the group Democracy for New Hampshire.