Democrats who won in Trump country have a plan for reducing political polarization in Congress
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is aiming to reduce political polarization by convening a group of bipartisan lawmakers to ...
Maine Public3d
Maine Democrats win two legislative recounts — with nine more to go
Democrats are poised to retain control of both the Maine House and the Senate next session, but the recounts will dictate how ...
Kennebec Journal3d
Democrats turn to southern Maine for legislative leadership
All 6 of the party's leaders in the 132nd Legislature represent communities within 26 miles of Portland, opening Democrats to ...
Beacon3d
Maine is the only rural, working-class state led by Democrats. Why?
As election results continue to roll in, the process of interpreting those results has begun. This might seem premature, ...
Portland Press Herald2d
The Maine Idea: For Democrats, it’s all about the workers
If that cause again becomes central to Democratic campaigns, they will succeed. In the meantime, we can adapt a great slogan: “Workers of America, unite!” Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor ...
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine’s ranked choice system on Friday. It’s the third time ...
Kennebec Journal1dOpinion
Douglas Rooks: For Democrats, it needs to be all about workers
The Democratic Party has become unmoored from the ordinary people who supported them faithfully through the first two ...
Opinion: Democrats need to put the welcome mat back out
The party needs to break out of its bubble and bring more people into the fold.