Jeff Candura · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 2:29 PM

Maine Senate race part of the “Core Four”

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, One of the top election forecasters has just tagged the Maine Senate race as one of the Core Four along with contests in North Carolina, Colorado, and Arizona. Democrats must win these four races in order to flip the Senate. Donate $20.20 to help the Maine D…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM

WASHINGTON POST: Republicans nervous they could lose the Senate

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, The Washington Post reported last week that Republicans are becoming more and more nervous that Democrats could flip the Senate in November. Well, they should be nervous -- because Maine is ready to defeat Susan Collins and flip the Senate! Donate $20.20 for…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

May 11, 2020 at 6:17 PM

YOU’RE INVITED: online Rise & Organize Rally with Sen. Warren and Gov. Mills!

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, When we made the difficult decision to cancel our in-person State Convention, we immediately got together (over Zoom!) to start brainstorming how we could do something special to bring Maine Democrats together while we’re (temporarily) apart. We’re finally r…

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  Kathleen Marra · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 6:36 PM

exciting announcement!

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, I have an exciting announcement to share: the Maine Dems are officially rolling out our new Volunteer At Home program! We’ve cancelled all our in-person events, but that doesn’t mean we can stop talking with Maine voters. The simple fact is that if we want t…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 6:54 PM

McConnell pouring dark money into Maine to defend Collins

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Maybe it’s just a coincidence that the same day CNN reports that Senator Collins is in serious electoral trouble, Salon reports Mitch McConnell is funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into Maine to defend her seat. Or maybe it’s because Mitch knows we …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Trump attacks Maine

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Donald Trump’s Sunday morning Tweetstorm set its sights on Maine: We at the Maine Dems are working to ensure none of Maine’s electoral votes go to Trump. But we need your help. Donate $20.20 today to help us defend the state from Trump. Donald Trump’s “lead…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 9:50 PM

McConnell = literally the worst

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, At this time of day I am usually bad news-ed out and need to spend a little time watching cute cat videos to regulate my mood. But then I read that Mitch McConnell’s focus when the Senate returns to DC next week will not be on addressing the health and econo…

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  Lisa Roberts · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 12:21 PM

building the airplane while flying in it

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, We are all building the airplane while flying in it. That’s how I have been describing our new normal to everyone. No one has experienced the world the way it is now. No one has ever run a campaign this way.   And no one has ever dealt with a President this …

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 27, 2020 at 6:26 PM

Why Maine?

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, Why is Maine so important to the country in 2020? Why are we at the Maine Dems sending you all these emails and working to build the most comprehensive voter outreach program the state has ever seen? Here it is in a nutshell: Donald Trump is using his Repub…

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  Jeff Candura · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 4:49 PM

New poll alert!

Maine Democratic Party     Hi John, New polling shows that fewer than a third of Mainers trust the Trump administration’s ability to manage the Coronavirus outbreak. But it looks like Susan Collins doesn’t agree with the vast majority of her constituents -- she thinks that Trump “did a lot tha…

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  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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