A new book, “Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Democratic Party in Maine” by Douglas Rooks, explores the story of the Democratic Party in Maine — how it suddenly rose from irrelevance in 1954 with the election of Gov. Ed Muskie and successfully challenged the ruling Republican Party over the next two decades.
Guests
- Douglas Rooks served as editorial page editor for the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and editor and publisher of Maine Times; he has written about state government and politics for 33 years, earning numerous national and regional awards. He penned George Mitchell’s biography, “Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible,” which was published in 2016 by Down East Books.
Resources
- "Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Democratic Party in Maine"
- "Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible"
- Ballotpedia: Political parties in Maine
- Maine Public: Mainers To Test Ranked-Choice Voting While Deciding Whether To Keep It
- Centralmaine.com: Douglas Rooks: A fateful moment for student protest
