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The poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center is the first to gauge Maine voters' feelings about the presidential race since President Biden dropped his bid for a second term.
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But not all of the state's Democratic leadership immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party's nominee.
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The 2nd District congressman also did not attend this week's House Democratic caucus meeting to discuss the state of the president's reelection campaign because he says only Biden — not Democratic leaders — can decide the next steps.
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The president met with about two dozen governors as concerns continued to reverberate in Democratic ranks about his reelection campaign.
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Gov. Janet Mills as well as the Legislature's two top leaders said Biden's policies and track record far outweigh any questions prompted by a single night. Republicans, meanwhile, say the debate was further proof of Biden's weakness.
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A Democratic leader in the Maine House says the Pine Tree State should consider changing how it awards presidential electors in order to counter-balance a similar potential change in Nebraska.
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If enough additional states sign onto the compact, future presidents could be elected by popular vote rather than through the Electoral College system.
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Thursday’s arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over former President Trump’s access to the Colorado ballot will have direct implications for a nearly identical legal battle in Maine.
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Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ordered Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to hold off on any additional actions until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a similar Colorado case challenging Trump's eligibility to run in the presidential primaries.
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Two of the challenges focus on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 elections, claiming his involvement violated constitutional protections against insurrectionists holding public office.