Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Very uneven?

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, After impeachment, Susan Collins said that Donald Trump had “learned his lesson.” At first, on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, she said that Trump did “a lot that was right.” Now though, she’s trying to rewrite history by saying that Trump’s response to CO…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 7:50 PM

come together

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, In this unprecedented time of physical separation, we must also work to find unprecedented ways to come together and protect our shared values. In mid-March, the Maine Democratic party transitioned to an entirely remote campaign. We are executing on a plan t…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 12:24 PM

Collins: Trump “did a lot that was right in the beginning”

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins’ claim that Donald Trump “did a lot that was right in the beginning” of the coronavirus crisis is aging about as well as when she said he “learned his lesson” from impeachment. What exactly was “right” about Trump ignoring early warnings of the…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 6, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Election Alert: Maine Senate Rating Changes!

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Two more election analysts have moved the Maine Senate race into the “toss-up” category. It is more clear than ever that Susan Collins is losing support and that Mainers are ready to vote her out. This race is essential to flipping the Senate. We can’t take …

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 2:44 PM

Trump’s failed, chaotic leadership is making us less safe

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The Bangor Daily News recently printed an Op-Ed I wrote about the chaotic and unprepared leadership of Donald Trump. I wanted to make sure you saw it so I included it at the bottom of this note. I pull no punches: It is clear that President Trump is directl…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 9:47 PM

I'm so proud

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, First, I sincerely hope that this note finds you and your family healthy, safe, and well. Here at the Maine Dems, a lot of us are coping by diving into our work -- and I am so proud of this team. Just days after opening our new headquarters in South Portland…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 11:49 AM

officially a toss-up!

Maine Democratic Party     Did you see this, John? According to FiveThirtyEight, our Senate race here in Maine is a toss-up. Maine could be the state that decides control of the Senate for the next several years. Make a gift before midnight tonight to help us move to a virtual campaign and wo…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 30, 2020 at 3:54 PM

a little goes a long way

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, We’re not going to meet our fundraising goal this month. And that’s completely understandable. Folks are losing their jobs or their businesses. People are donating to help support COVID-19 relief efforts -- and they should be. Everyone is watching their fina…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 3:23 PM

“I don’t take responsibility at all”

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, “I don’t take responsibility at all.” “It’s going to disappear. One day, like a miracle, it’s going to disappear.” “Anyone who wants a test can get one.” The US “was the most prepared country in the world.” “And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 wit…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 3:38 PM

“Susan Collins is not a moderate. She just plays one on TV.”

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Earlier this week, Susan Collins chastised her Democratic Senate colleagues as “disgraceful” -- for working to make sure the coronavirus aid package looked out for working people instead of just corporations and Trump cronies. Tell Susan Collins there is not…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 23, 2020 at 5:34 PM

the ACA is ten years old today

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Ten years ago today, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Thanks to the ACA, tens of thousands of Mainers gained health care coverage, thousands of Maine young adults have been able to stay on their parents’ health insurance until …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 5:33 PM

What it means to move to a virtual campaign

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Just over a week ago today, I was helping to unload a U-Haul of folding chairs and tables, clipboards, and other supplies into our new office. Everything was getting set up to distribute materials, run phone banks, canvasses, and text banks to help elect Dem…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 11:46 AM

helping our community

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The COVID-19 outbreak is impacting almost every aspect of our daily lives. We all have to make changes and sacrifices to keep our community healthy. But some have been impacted more than others. At the Maine Dems, we believe in lifting up all members of our …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 6:10 PM

Changing our approach

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The COVID-19 outbreak is requiring us all to alter almost everything about our daily life -- and this extends to the Maine Democratic Party as well. That’s why we’ve decided to stop holding all in-person events, including phone banks, canvasses, fundraising …

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 7:51 PM

trying times

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, We are in unprecedented and extraordinarily trying times. Like you, we are struggling to absorb all of the information coming our way. We are concerned about friends, family, neighbors, and loved ones. We are navigating postponed events, closed schools, vola…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 11, 2020 at 1:26 PM

Collins and McConnell raising $$$ in Florida

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, What is Susan Collins doing this weekend? Holding a town hall in her home state? Visiting with constituents who are having their health care threatened by the Trump administration? Nope. She is joining Mitch McConnell and his merry band of vulnerable Senate …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 5:03 PM

Turning out and making a difference

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, This weekend, Democrats across the state came together to Rise And Organize at their local Caucuses -- the first step in building the grassroots coalition we need to win in November. We have unprecedented Democratic energy in Maine, and we saw proof of this …

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Winning Everywhere

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, A special election for a State House seat in Maine is not often something that would make folks across the country sit up and take notice... but last Tuesday was different. Why? Because Brewer’s Democratic candidate, Kevin O’Connell, was able to win in a dee…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 7:18 PM

NEW POLL ALERT: Collins losing to a Democrat

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, A new poll came out this morning showing Susan Collins losing to a Democrat by 4 points. We can beat Susan Collins, but we need your help to push back against her special interest fundraising machine: Click here and make a gift of $20.20 or as much as you ca…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Susan Collins is confused why voters have turned on her...

Maine Democratic Party We think we can help clear up the confusion.     Hi John, Senator Collins seems to be confused as to why voters are turning on her. Donate $20.20 to the Maine Dems to help us clear up the confusion for Senator Collins. “I don’t even understand that argument,” she said. “I…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 1:01 AM

We’re just getting started...

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The polls just closed here in Maine and, like you, we are settling in to watch the returns from here and from around the country. But no matter who claims victory on Super Tuesday, we will wake up tomorrow and continue our work to build the infrastructure ne…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Isn't it supposed to be March!?

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Leap years are amazing. Every four years you get a bonus day! It’s like the Olympics or the World Cup...except with time, and everyone wins! We have had an incredible February, with more people joining our fight to defeat Collins than ever before. But we sti…

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  Governor Janet Mills · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 2:33 PM

A personal request

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, These are trying times. Politics from Washington and beyond are marked by rancor, divisiveness and fear. Partisan fighting paralyzes the nation’s capital. But here in Maine, we are doing what Mainers have done for more than two centuries: putting our shoulde…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 12:51 PM

Accountability

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Something that has been on my mind lately is accountability. I’m in recovery -- I’ve been sober from alcohol for more than 30 years. And in order to stay sober, I have to consistently hold myself accountable for my own actions, and own up when I have fallen …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 1:20 PM

250 Days

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, 250 days. That’s all the time we have before the election on November 3. How will you use those days? I can tell you that the Maine Dems are using each one of those days to knock on doors, talk to voters, and work to make sure we defeat Donald Trump and Susa…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 24, 2020 at 8:47 PM

elect a clown, get a circus

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, It seems like every day Donald Trump finds new ways to make a mockery of the Office of the Presidency.  We elected a clown, and we got a circus. Susan Collins loves to talk about how “concerned” and “disappointed” she is with the President...but Donald Trump…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

February 22, 2020 at 1:34 PM

Trump's lessons

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, After voting to acquit Donald Trump, Susan Collins said she believed that he learned his lesson. Well, here is what we know Trump has learned since Susan Collins made that statement. He learned that he can fire a Purple Heart recipient from his White House p…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 19, 2020 at 3:23 PM

NEW POLL: Collins' numbers in free fall

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, A new poll from Colby College shows Senator Susan Collins “hemorrhaging women voters” and losing in a head to head match-up against a potential Democratic challenger. The poll also found Collins’ favorability 12 points underwater among respondents, with 54% …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 1:22 PM

A new low, Barr (Or -- A new low bar)

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, You may not realize this, but it was exactly a year ago when Susan Collins helped to confirm William Barr as Donald Trump’s Attorney General. The last year has been a wild ride for Barr -- clashing with Robert Mueller, ignoring a congressional subpoena, bein…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 1:18 PM

Trump's Candidate

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, When asked recently if she supports Donald Trump's re-election, Susan Collins refused to publicly answer. Does Susan Collins support Trump? Let’s check the record: According to Congressional Quarterly, she votes with him 94% of the time. She was a key vote …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 6:10 PM

Hey, Senator Collins...has Trump learned his lesson, yet?

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Last week, Senator Collins justified her vote to acquit Donald Trump by saying that she “believe[s] that the president has learned from this case.” Let’s see. Since then Donald Trump has: Again claimed that it was a “perfect call” and that he did “nothing w…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 8:36 PM

The Senate let Trump off. Here's how to help flip it...

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and the rest of the GOP Senate Majority let Donald Trump off. Sure he committed the crime, they say, but maybe he learned his lesson… We don’t think Donald Trump has learned anything. It’s clear that there will be no accountab…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 9:14 PM

🚨 BREAKING: Collins votes to clear Trump. Lets Us Down AGAIN.

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins just voted to acquit Donald Trump. We’re tired of having Senator Collins pull the rug out from under us, and we know you are too. It’s time for us to find a Senator that will stand up for those she represents, not cower before McConnell and Tru…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 10:07 AM

I still can’t believe it

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, I knew it was coming. It doesn’t make it any easier. Susan Collins alleges herself a moderate...somehow I thought she would be above this. I hoped that maybe - just maybe - she would see this Moment of Conscience and do more than wave as it passed her by. Sh…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 9:13 PM

BREAKING: Susan Collins just announced she would acquit Donald Trump

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, I just saw Susan Collins announce on the floor of the Senate that she would vote to acquit Donald Trump - the most corrupt President in history. This is unacceptable. It’s clear we cannot trust our democracy to the Republican Senate majority. We must defeat …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Susan Collins: Only a moderate when it doesn't count.

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins voted with Mitch McConnell ten times to block documents and witness testimony at the beginning of the trial. Ten times. But once the outcome of the vote to authorize witnesses was doomed to fail, Mitch McConnell gave Collins the chance to prete…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 2:43 PM

Collins gets a hall pass

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Instead of fighting for evidence and witness testimony from the beginning, Susan Collins voted with Mitch McConnell ten times to block documents and witness testimony at the beginning of the trial, threw cold water on including vital new evidence, and waited…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 6:53 PM

A moderate wouldn't...

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins desperately wants you to think she is a “moderate”. A moderate wouldn’t have voted 10 times to block witnesses in the impeachment trial. A moderate wouldn’t have confirmed Brett Kavanaugh and put Roe v. Wade at risk. A moderate wouldn’t have he…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Imagine if the Democrats controlled the Senate right now...

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Just imagine if things were a little different right now. Imagine Mitch McConnell not being able to set the rules for a sham trial. Imagine a Senate willing to stand up to Trump and his obstruction. Imagine if Democrats controlled the Senate. Well, this Nove…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 4:03 PM

starting 2020 off right

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The voting may happen on November 3rd, but we won’t be able to win unless we organize now! That’s why we launched our campaign to get 2,020 donors to make a gift to the Maine Democratic Party before the end of January. Making a gift now helps us build the gr…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 6:09 PM

BREAKING: Collins backs McConnell on Witnesses

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins is choosing Party over Country. She is choosing Mitch McConnell over her constituents. And she is choosing to protect Donald Trump instead of listening to the people of Maine. Since Susan Collins won’t do her job, it’s time to find someone who …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 19, 2020 at 6:38 PM

Please don't wait, John

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, There is no way around it: the path to flipping the Senate and to winning 270 electoral votes runs through Maine. That’s why we launched an effort to recruit 2,020 donors before the end of January to help us build the grassroots network we’ll need to defeat …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Yikes, what a week

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, It's official: Susan Collins had a bad week. According to the Morning Consult poll released last night, Susan Collins is the most unpopular Senator in the country -- and that's just the latest development! On Monday, she received a Missing Member Distinction…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 3:20 PM

It takes you, John

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, We need to organize everywhere. We need to talk to every voter. And we need to start now. The path to flipping the Senate and to winning 270 electoral votes runs through Maine, and we have to do everything we can to keep our state in play. To win in November…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Washington Post: "Collins Sounds Like She’s Covering for Trump”

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Susan Collins likes to pretend she's a "moderate". But after watching her side with Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell for years, we can see her falling into line with them again on impeachment. Just check out these recent headlines: Donate $20.20 to help us …

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 10:58 PM

Collins supports McConnell (again)

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, It’s no surprise, but Susan Collins is falling into line with Mitch McConnell on impeachment. Donate $20.20 to help us build the campaign to defeat Collins, flip the Senate, and elect Democrats up and down the ticket. Senator Collins often touts her position…

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  Team Maine Dems · [email protected]

January 2, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Our New Year's Resolution

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 12:09 AM

So Close!

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, A couple days ago I told you about our $15,000 end-of-year goal - and I have good news! We are almost there. We only have $3,520 left to raise before our midnight FEC deadline. Would you help out by rushing a gift to the Maine Dems before the ball drops toni…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 1:21 PM

I'm asking you personally, John

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, There are only a few more hours to go until we turn the page to 2020. We at the Maine Dems have been prepping for this for a LONG time, but we’re still a bit short on our year-end goal and we need your support to kick off 2020 with the strongest possible sta…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 9:16 PM

Collins buying up ads

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Sorry to bother you on a Sunday, but we just found out that Susan Collins has launched a huge online ad campaign. We need your help right away to respond to this ad buy. Can you make a gift of $20.20 today to help us combat all that Collins campaign cash? Se…

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