Day Two of Maine GOP Convention Focuses on Governor's Race
Candidates projected party unity while a straw poll winner and several rivals traded sharp criticism over taxes, budgets and leadership.
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Robert Wessels Tells Maine GOP Convention: Winning the Blaine House Won’t Be Enough Without House and Senate Majorities
AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Wessels told Maine GOP Convention delegates Friday afternoon that Republicans cannot afford to think small in 2026, warning that winning the Blaine House alone will not be enough to reverse course in Augusta. Wessels, a South Paris businessman, church elder, former selectman, husband, and father, delivered a grassroots-heavy [...] The post Robert Wessels Tells Maine GOP Convention: Winni…
Maine GOP projects unity around crowded gubernatorial field at convention
As frontrunning gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles finished a fiery stump speech at the Maine Republican Convention Saturday morning, one of his rivals, entrepreneur Jonathan Bush, watched from the upper bleachers. Shortly after the convention chair nudged Charles to wrap up, Bush shook hands with TV reporters just as his campaign’s introduction video started rolling on a pair of massive Augusta Civic Center screens. Bush bolted along the sta…
Republican candidates for governor rally crowd on final day of state convention
Republicans running for governor focused on cutting taxes and improving affordability, and took plenty of jabs at state Democrats and Gov. Janet Mills.
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