Maine voters won’t choose their representatives in the Legislature for another five months. But a special election being held in Hancock County next week is drawing a lot of attention, and money, because some view it as a potential bellwether for the fall.
In this week's Pulse: looking ahead to the marquee of State House contests, Golden strong with independents, "radical lessons" and bellwether race for November?
Lincoln County Democratic Committee Mon, 05/10/2021 - 1:00pm
Current officers of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee were elected in Jan for terms ending in 2023: Chris Johnson, chair (top left); Kelli Whitlock Burton, vice chair and chair’s designee to the DSC (top right); Jim Hatch, treasurer (bottom left); Autumn Mahoney, secretary (bottom right). Courtesy photo
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet online on Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.
Preregistration is required for non-voting members to receive access. Register at https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/meet before noon the day of the meeting to ensure access. They will also do their best to accommodate last-minute registrations.
State of Maine: Once upon a time
Once upon a time, state elections in Maine were Everyman’s game. Anyone could jump right in. The parties would scare up a driver to get the candidates going door-to-door, and with a good dose of elbow grease a candidate would rise or fall on his or her own merits.
That was in the days of “all politics is local,” but now it’s “all politics is national.” The political parties’ eyes are on a bigger prize than winning a local seat. What matters is what it will do to the numbers in Augusta. And will it help the national parties make hay out of the number of legislative and gubernatorial seats they can claim?