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Trump’s Trade Fight with Canada Hits Home Along Maine Border
Tariffs and rising costs are hurting lobster-trap makers and lobstermen, while more than 90% of likely voters rate the economy fair or poor, polls show.
- Tariffs and affordability concerns dominate the toss-up Senate race between GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson, with more than 90% of Maine voters rating the state's economy as "fair" or "poor."
- President Donald Trump's 50% steel tariffs and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's 50% retaliatory duties on lobster traps in September crippled local trade. Lobster-trap manufacturer Mark Brooks saw his annual shipments plummet from roughly $2 million to nearly nothing overnight.
- Diesel fuel prices surged 67% statewide over the past year, according to AAA, compounding operational strain. Casco Bay lobsterman Steve Train, who hauls 400 traps daily, said, "Everything we do in this business costs more money right now."
- Trade tensions have strained cross-border ties in Fort Fairfield, where the Aroostook Valley Country Club straddles the international boundary. Canadian retiree Leroy Turner noted Maine membership at the club dropped from 200 to 25, shouting, "Big time."
- Collins faces mounting questions about her independence from Trump's agenda amid the trade dispute. Retiree John Foster, a lifelong Republican supporter, said he cannot vote for her again, stating, "The Congress is not doing their job; they're not standing up.
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Trump’s Tariffs Loom Over Maine Senate Race
CNBC: “Few states have been as vulnerable in the U.S.-Canada trade war as Maine, which sends more than 40% of its exports to the U.S.’s northern neighbor. Those challenges are also piling on top of cost-of-living issues that were already spiraling, especially relating to things like home heating oil, on which Maine depends more than […]
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According to CNBC, Trump's tariffs and Canada's retaliation dominate the Maine Senate dispute between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution91% Center
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- 91% of the sources are Center
91% Center
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