Small-town newspaperman with the @mainevillager. Former senior national politisl reporter for NBC News. Dad, husband, hobby collector.

Lincolnville, Maine
Joined October 2009
Replying to @natsfert
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Thanks to @TheAtlantic and @evanasmith for letting me preach the gospel of local news in Portland! Think we made some new @MaineVillager fans.
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I am once again asking you to remember that Trump has six times (6!) called for eliminating LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, calling it "unnecessary" and promising lower energy costs instead. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/up…
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Outgoing Gov. Janet Mills writes in from Ireland, where's she's on official business, to say thanks for the heating oil, Trump, but it doesn't really matter until you stop the Iran War.
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LEGALIZE NEWSPAPERS!
Personal news: I am become print, destroyer of trees You can now read our story on the Senate Body Guy Caucus in The Washington Sun Magazine, which is ‘hot off the presses’ (no idea what that means) this week!
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Personal news: I am become print, destroyer of trees You can now read our story on the Senate Body Guy Caucus in The Washington Sun Magazine, which is ‘hot off the presses’ (no idea what that means) this week!
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Happy one year anniversary @TVietor08 of the screenshot seen around the world.
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This is Hyphenated-American erasure!
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2 reasons Susan Collins defied the polls and won in Maine in 2020: 1) Polls missed Trump support (and by extension Collins support) in blue collar ME-2 2) Staggering levels of support compared to all other GOP Senate candidates from anti-Trump voters:
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News: Former Sen. Joe Manchin will campaign with GOP Sen. Susan Collins this week in Maine Manchin said his visit is motivated by the attacks on Collins for voting too often in support of President Donald Trump: He said his trip is dedicated to “debunking” the idea that she’s been an enabler for Trump:“She is not a Trump senator" Expect a lot of talk about their bipartisan work together on covid $, infrastructure and Electoral Count Act Collins: "We need more people in the Senate, not fewer, who are willing to put partisanship aside, listen to one another, and deliver results" semafor.com/article/10/19/20…
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Our publisher @ThePocketSquare doing a reverse Homer in the bushes meme to announce that all @MaineVillager political coverage is free (non-paywalled) through the election. instagram.com/reel/DerNZOfAQ…
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A male candidate telling a female candidate to shut up and then not apologizing Just compounding an unforced error Via @DanaBashCNN “BASH:  This week, there was a protester in the debate that you had with Susan Collins. She responded by saying "This must be a Troy Jackson supporter," and you told the senator, "Shut up." Do you regret saying that no? JACKSON:  No, she said that it was a Troy supporter. I mean, she accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was. I mean, I was surprised whenever he jumped up out of there. I have had four debates with Senator Collins. I have shook her hand afterwards every time. But what I'm not going to be is talked down to by Senator Collins. I'm not going to be accused of things like that. I mean, I'm fighting for Mainers. And, I mean, I just think that was another situation where she was talking down to me. And so I'm not -- I'm not going to apologize for that now.”
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love all the local DC news competition there days
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NEW ENGLAND REVIEW OF BOATS issue 1 is AT THE (union) PRINTERS! Check out this incredible list of contributors!!!
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