The Epoch Times Article RatingTwo Maine Republicans Face Off in Primary to Challenge House Democrat
Jun 14, 2022 View Original Article
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| "His focus is on Jared Golden in the fall, said Littlfield told The Epoch Times, adding that Poliquin has already landed big name endorsements including U.S. House Republican Whip Steven Scalise (R-La.), who Littlefield said is already slated to come to Maine and campaign for Poliquin following the primaries." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "His focus is on Jared Golden in the fall, said Littlfield told The Epoch Times, adding that Poliquin has already landed big name endorsements including U.S. House Republican Whip Steven Scalise (R-La.), who Littlefield said is already slated to come to Maine and campaign for Poliquin following the primaries." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "His focus is on Jared Golden in the fall, said Littlfield told The Epoch Times, adding that Poliquin has already landed big name endorsements including U.S. House Republican Whip Steven Scalise (R-La.), who Littlefield said is already slated to come to Maine and campaign for Poliquin following the primaries." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "She has won big with specific outlines of her Trump-esque America First campaign while Poliquin has opted for restaurant meet-and-greets and posting on social media about the people he has met on the trail." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "LePage has also won endorsement from state Republicans including freshman state Rep. Jonathan Coor, a retired Air Force veteran who said he endorsed Poliquin for his track record on legislation that supported veterans." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "LePage has also won endorsement from state Republicans including freshman state Rep. Jonathan Coor, a retired Air Force veteran who said he endorsed Poliquin for his track record on legislation that supported veterans." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Caruso and Poliquin however, have vastly different backgrounds and vastly different voter appeal." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "For us, it's mainly about accessibility, political accessibility, Tiffany Kreck, a founder of Health Choice Maine, we want to move away from politician worship ... to us Liz is one of us whereas Bruce is more of a career politician." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Poliquin's faceoff with Golden in 2018 was one for the history books." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Most people don't realize that it's a very very very big deal, said Brent Littlefield, campaign advisor to Bruce Poliquin, one of the two Republican candidates vying for the 2nd Congressional District seat, it's one of the top five races in the U.S.Poliquin and his contender Elizabeth Caruso have named similar priorities in their campaign for the seat." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Most people don't realize that it's a very very very big deal, said Brent Littlefield, campaign advisor to Bruce Poliquin, one of the two Republican candidates vying for the 2nd Congressional District seat, it's one of the top five races in the U.S.Poliquin and his contender Elizabeth Caruso have named similar priorities in their campaign for the seat." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Poliquin is a 68-year old wealthy businessman and Washington insider having previously served two terms in the very seat he is ruing for." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Caruso, 52, is a selectman, whitewater guide, and homeschool mom who has raised less than $40,000 in campaign finances to Poliquin's $2 million." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "For goodness sakes, I'm a mom, I'm not that scary, Caruso said, how can we expect a candidate to fight for our freedom and our rights with the DC establishment if he can't stand up for them in his own state alongside a fellow Republican?Littlefield scoffed at the idea that Poliquin, a former two-term Congressman, was afraid of Caruso, stating he already had a proven track record as a leader for Maine." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Caruso told The Epoch Times that Maine voters should be concerned that Poliquin wouldn't debate her." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "In spite of Poliquin's Washington experience, he in an unprecedented move refused to take Caruso up on her repeated requests for a debate." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Poliquin, who has roots in Lewiston, one of the state's largest cities by Maine standards, swiftly won endorsements from party leaders and has been campaigning alongside former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who like Poliquin is seeking to take back a seat from the Democrat who replaced him, Gov. Janet Mills." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Poliquin, who has roots in Lewiston, one of the state's largest cities by Maine standards, swiftly won endorsements from party leaders and has been campaigning alongside former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who like Poliquin is seeking to take back a seat from the Democrat who replaced him, Gov. Janet Mills." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Poliquin, who has roots in Lewiston, one of the state's largest cities by Maine standards, swiftly won endorsements from party leaders and has been campaigning alongside former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who like Poliquin is seeking to take back a seat from the Democrat who replaced him, Gov. Janet Mills." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Poliquin, who has roots in Lewiston, one of the state's largest cities by Maine standards, swiftly won endorsements from party leaders and has been campaigning alongside former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who like Poliquin is seeking to take back a seat from the Democrat who replaced him, Gov. Janet Mills." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "She challenged him to a debate in all of Maine's 11 counties, on radio and on TV, but Poliquin declined, even refusing to go on Voice of the Voter, a popular long-standing forum held for decades by Maine's major television network WCSH-6." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Last week, Golden and three other Democrats broke rank and voted against a series of highly-publicized Democrat gun control bills, including the controversial measure whcih would raise the age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Two Republicans are looking to unseat Democrat incumbent Jared Golden for the same district that Trump won both in 2016 over Hillary Clinton and in 2020 over Joe Biden." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Two Republicans are looking to unseat Democrat incumbent Jared Golden for the same district that Trump won both in 2016 over Hillary Clinton and in 2020 over Joe Biden." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Two Republicans are looking to unseat Democrat incumbent Jared Golden for the same district that Trump won both in 2016 over Hillary Clinton and in 2020 over Joe Biden." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Two Republicans are looking to unseat Democrat incumbent Jared Golden for the same district that Trump won both in 2016 over Hillary Clinton and in 2020 over Joe Biden." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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