Winners and Losers
Herb Hoffman continues to enjoy his 15 minutes of fame which has now been going on for about six weeks, while the Fed UP With Taxes folks make good on step one of the People’s Veto. They are a few of this week's winners in PolitickerME's Winners & Losers list.
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Herb HoffmanHerb wins another court decision and thanks to the Maine Democratic Party, Herb Hoffman will enjoy another week of free press. Enough with the appeals and just let the guy on the ballot. |
Portland Press Herald readersMore cuts at he paper and a slew of early retirements will have a real impact on political coverage this fall. Paul Carrier, who covered state house politics, will be missed. He was fair, impartial and well liked. |
Fed Up with TaxesNinety thousand signatures in 60 days…impressive |
Bruce LaddAnother legislative candidate joined the campaign cash crime wave this month when he was indicted by a York County Grand Jury on forgery charges and one count of theft in connection with his bid for Clean Elections funds. |
Jim Cohenhe Portland City Councilor is capable, well liked and smart to enough to realize that you can’t do it all. Cohen goes out on top and steps down from Portland Politics |
Real ID PetitionersThe folks collecting signatures to repeal Maine’s new license rules have failed to get enough signatures coming in with less than half the needed amount. |
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Winners and Losers Archive
Contributors
Wally Edge
Today's press release conveys Dr. Hoffman's disappointment that the four town meetings in August were cancelled.
Ah, Herb, you ... >
Rob Tornoe
I’m off through July 23 for some much needed rest and relaxation. I'll be heading up to Niagara Falls and Buffalo, and then down to wine ... >
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July 23, 2008
"It's one of the most outrageous things I've seen this group working on behalf of Susan Collins is attacking 67,000 Mainers working in labor unions and attacking Tom Allen and somehow portraying them as being linked to organized crime."
-- Carol Andrews, a spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Tom Allen’s U.S. Senate campaign, on an attack ad from the Employee Freedom Action Committee that claims Allen has supported what the ad refers to as labor union schemes.
-WGME, 7/22/08
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