Federal News Network Article RatingMaine rematch could be a bellwether for control of Congress | Federal News Network
Sep 19, 2022 View Original Article
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| "His website has warned of liberals who want to defund law enforcement and push critical race theory in schools, and boasted of his work with Trump when he served in Congress." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Poliquin has focused his campaign on issues such as curtailing immigration and protecting gun rights." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "It's a shift from his earlier campaigns, which focused more closely on controlling taxes and protecting rural jobs, though he continues to tout those issues." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "The race is a rematch for Golden and Poliquin, who ran for the same seat in 2018, when Golden emerged victorious by a razor-thin margin." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "The race is a rematch for Golden and Poliquin, who ran for the same seat in 2018, when Golden emerged victorious by a razor-thin margin." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "The race is a rematch for Golden and Poliquin, who ran for the same seat in 2018, when Golden emerged victorious by a razor-thin margin." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "The appeal of Trump-style politics has grown in the district since then despite the fact it is represented by Golden, a moderate Democrat." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "The appeal of Trump-style politics has grown in the district since then despite the fact it is represented by Golden, a moderate Democrat." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "I think Jared is doing his best to move to the middle." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Poliquin, who represented the 2nd District as a moderate Republican from 2014 to 2018, has shifted his own messaging rightward to try to take advantage of those headwinds." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "The result is a race that could be an indicator of Trump's continued influence on swing districts and rural politics." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "And she's aware Trump is still a big influence on a lot of voters in her district." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "It's the kind of district that has a lot of the people Trump made his appeal to in 2016." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "His website has warned of liberals who want to defund law enforcement and push critical race theory in schools, and boasted of his work with Trump when he served in Congress." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The race is likely to be much closer than Golden's 2020 reelection victory, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist at University of Maine." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "The race is likely to be much closer than Golden's 2020 reelection victory, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist at University of Maine." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Poliquin has focused his campaign on issues such as curtailing immigration and protecting gun rights." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Relatively rural, largely white working class voters who have a sense of grievance, economic grievance, Brewer said." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Golden said he expects voters to reward him for standing up to the Democratic Party leadership on issues such as the nearly $2 trillion climate and health care bill the House passed in 2021." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "It'll be closer this time in part because of national backlash against Democrats over issues such as inflation, Brewer said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Donald Trump isn't on the ballot in Maine's 2nd Congressional District this year, but his brand of politics is." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "I don't think there's any doubt that this race is going to be closer than Golden's last race.____" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "The story has been corrected to show that Golden voted for the $740 billion climate and health care bill passed last month." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Mary Hunter, a Democrat and retired academic who lives in the city of Lewiston, thinks Golden is still the right candidate for the district." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "I'm not trying to strategize 'How do I hold on to the Democratic voters or to the Trump voters?'The race will include the use of ranked-choice voting, which Golden needed to win the seat in 2018." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "I'm not trying to strategize 'How do I hold on to the Democratic voters or to the Trump voters?'The race will include the use of ranked-choice voting, which Golden needed to win the seat in 2018." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Golden won that election handily over Republican Dale Crafts." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Trump won the 2nd District in 2016 and performed even better in the district in 2020, though he lost the statewide vote both times because of overwhelming margins in the 1st District, centered in liberal Portland." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "I came out again from semi-retirement because our country and our state are in deep trouble, said Poliquin, who was once an investment manager and served two years as Maine's state treasurer." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The union also endorsed Republican former Gov. Paul LePage, who is ruing for his old job." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "But in Auburn, a nearby city of about 23,000 in the 2nd District, Coastal Defense Firearms owner Rick LaChapelle said he's plaing to vote for Poliquin." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "LaChapelle, a Republican city councilor in Lewiston, said he respects Golden but feels the Democratic Party has become too extreme." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Golden has shown a willingness to buck his own party over the years, including coming out against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan in August." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "In a race that will help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden will defend his seat against Republican former Rep. Bruce Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "In a race that will help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden will defend his seat against Republican former Rep. Bruce Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
51% : His website has warned of liberals who want to defund law enforcement and push critical race theory in schools, and boasted of his work with Trump when he served in Congress.50% : Poliquin has focused his campaign on issues such as curtailing immigration and protecting gun rights.
36% : It's a shift from his earlier campaigns, which focused more closely on controlling taxes and protecting rural jobs, though he continues to tout those issues.
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