Although the Democrats made gains, control of the upper chamber of Congress will not be decided until January of 2021.
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Scramble for the Senate: Can Democrats take out Maine’s Susan Collins with Sara Gideon?
The Pine Tree State is home to the last supposedly reasonable Republican senator in New England, but her votes for Brett Kavanaugh and the Republican tax scam have shown she’s just an enabler of the Trump agenda.
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Susan Collins was always for Brett Kavanaugh
Susan Collins’ credibility is in tatters. And if Maine progressives get their way, she’s finished as a United States Senator as of January 2021.
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LIVE from Detroit: Making smart investments to build progressive power in 2014 & beyond
Good morning from Detroit! Today marks the first day of Netroots Nation, the ninth annual gathering of progressive activists from across the United States and beyond, which NPI has been sending staff and board members to for its entire history. Three of us are here on NPI’s behalf and committed to bringing you live coverage […]
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New England states called for Barack Obama; some southern states called for Mitt Romney
As expected, Barack Obama is projected to win in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Wins in those states, plus Vermont and his home state of Illinois (which he is also projected to win), would give Obama a total of sixty electoral votes. Mitt Romney has picked up South Carolina, Georgia, […]
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Olympia Snowe to retire; Republican hopes of taking over the U.S. Senate take a hit
Big news out of the Pine Tree State this afternoon: Olympia Snowe, one of Maine’s two incumbent Republican senators, has announced that she has decided not to seek reelection in 2012, citing a desire to be free of the partisan rancor that pervades Capitol Hill these days. Her decision to retire could have a profound […]