There is one idea on which most — not all, but most — Democrats and Republicans agree. There is a real and substantial difference between the policies, personalities and vision of the two candidates for president. The America of President Hillary Clinton will be drastically different and wholly and unquestionably better than the America of […]
The normal rules of politics would suggest that Trump is doomed but the rules of politics don’t seem to apply this campaign.
In trying to roll back Maine’s anti-discrimination law, Michael Heath is making clear that his real intent is to make it illegal to be gay.
Trump and his allies want to show that this time, really, Maine’s 2nd District is in play. But it’s a problem that Trump is still trying to consolidate GOP support.
LePage’s welfare politics are about being vindictive and allowing blind ideology to guide policy instead of research and evidence.
With their unanimous vote to raise the tobacco sales age to 21, city councilors in Portland didn’t give in to the strong urge to “go along to get along.”
Despite enormous gains in efforts to protect gay and transgender people from discrimination, there has also been a dangerous backlash.
She was sexually assaulted by a man, then betrayed by a criminal justice system that diminished the crime against her.
In the same week Gov. LePage decided to pick on vulnerable kids in other states, Rep. Bruce Poliquin also got tangled up in discrimination.
Asserting the facts isn’t pro-Clinton, pro-Democrat, anti-LePage or anti-Trump. It’s pro-truth.
David Farmer is a political and media consultant in Portland, where he lives with his wife and two children. He was senior adviser to Democrat Mike Michaud’s campaign for governor and a longtime journalist. You can reach him at dfarmer14@hotmail.com.
