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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 08:49 PM Oct 2018

LePage throws another legal jab at Mills as poll shows her leading race to replace him

Source: Bangor Daily News

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday that he would appeal a ruling in a long-running legal battle with Attorney General Janet Mills to Maine’s high court — about two weeks before the Nov. 6 election in which she is the Democratic nominee to succeed him.

It’s the latest salvo between the Republican governor and the attorney general. The core issue is somewhat spun off from a case in which Maine Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ruled against the governor in October 2017 in a case over Mills’ refusal to pay his office’s costs for weighing in on federal legal issues.

It comes after a survey released this weekend showed Mills pulling ahead of Republican Shawn Moody in a tight, four-way race to succeed LePage as of early this month in an unsettled race that has seen $7.7 million in outside spending but scant polling since the summer.

LePage issued a statement lambasting Mills on Monday evening, accusing the Democrat of “rogue and unscrupulous behavior” and “cronyism.” Mills’ office didn’t immediately respond to the governor’s announcement, which came just as state business was closing Monday.

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Read more: https://bangordailynews.com/2018/10/22/politics/lepage-throws-another-legal-jab-at-mills-as-poll-shows-her-leading-race-to-replace-him/



Fucking clown.

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LePage throws another legal jab at Mills as poll shows her leading race to replace him (Original Post) jpak Oct 2018 OP
Such a loser.... Hulk Oct 2018 #1
3rd party candidates. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #2
You mean supposed 3rd party candidates. cstanleytech Oct 2018 #3
Not really. Nader. The Greens. Some on the left hate the Democratic Party. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #4
Another multi-candidate race in Maine?? Grins Oct 2018 #5
 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
1. Such a loser....
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 09:06 PM
Oct 2018

It just boggles my mind that someone that offensive and block headed could be elected to such a high office. Mind boggling!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
4. Not really. Nader. The Greens. Some on the left hate the Democratic Party.
Mon Oct 22, 2018, 11:06 PM
Oct 2018

But generally 3rd party candidates are stooges for republicans.

Grins

(7,205 posts)
5. Another multi-candidate race in Maine??
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 12:57 PM
Oct 2018

The past two elections LaPuke never got more than 48.2% of the total vote; votes he would not have got without third-party candidates.

And now in 2018 it's four-way race to succeed LePage??? Four? What the hell happened, Maine? Didn't you learn from your mistakes?

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