Jared Golden

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Jared Golden made history this cycle-- not just because he's a progressive Democrat who won Maine's second district and not just because prior to Poliquin's defeat no incumbent had lost an election for Maine's 2nd District seat since 1916, but because he is the first member of Congress who won election through ranked-choice voting.

Don’t we even get one day to just celebrate? First AP declared that progressive Democrat Katie Porter had ousted Trump rubber-stamp Katie Porter in Orange County and seemingly minutes later, Maine finished their ranked choice vote count and announced that another committed progressive, Jared Golden will be replacing Trump enabler Bruce Poliquin in Congress.

Winning smileAlthough Maine’s largely rural second congressional district voted for Obama both times he ran, in 2016 it was anything but Hillary country. First Bernie wiped her out in the state caucuses 64.3% to 35.3%. And in the 2nd it was even worse for her. Bernie took every county, Oxford with over 70%.

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Late Tuesday night, Peter Baker reported for the New York Times that "In the last days before a midterm congressional election that will determine the future of his presidency, Mr.

One of the funniest moments in the election debate this cycle-- at least for me-- came when Arizona congresswoman, Martha McSally, a garden variety Trump rubber-stamp who had voted to repeal protections for pre-existing conditions several times, was cornered by a reporter asking her to square her consistent record against healthcare with her promise now-- as she runs for U.S. Senate-- to protect people with pre-existing conditions from the greed of insurance companies.

Janet Hook reported for the Wall Street Journal that "Voter interest in the midterm elections has surged to record highs within both parties... findings point to an energized electorate, buffeted by dynamics that bring great uncertainty to the outcome just two weeks away.

Will people vote against this? Or to protect healthcare?Unless the polls are all wrong, the 2 things that will be on the top of most voters' minds when they cast their ballots-- and millions are already doing so in an unprecedented rush to cast ballot early-- are Señor Trumpanzee and on healthcare.

A few days ago, we saw the Des Moines Register give the nod to J.D. Scholten over Steve King in Iowa.