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Your Vote 2008 Presidential Campaign Coverage on Maine Things Considered |
Palin Entertains Huge Crowd In Bangor
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 10/16/2008
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin drew a crowd of about 5,000 Mainers at her rally in Bangor this morning. She spoke about lowering taxes, reviving the economy, gun rights and patriotism and criticized Barack Obama's plans for spending tax dollars. As Anne Ravana reports, the audience applauded Palin's connections to the outdoors and the military, and said they appreciate her direct way of speaking.
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Political Parties Promote Absentee Ballots
Reported By: Keith McKeen Date Aired: 10/7/2008
With election day about a month away, Maine voters have already requested nearly 40 thousand absentee ballots. Today in Portland, the Maine Democratic Party held a news conference to remind the public of the early voting opportunities. Party leaders are also emphasizing the need to ensure that voters are not disenfranchised as they have been in the past.
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Nader Brings Independent Campaign to Portland
Reported By: Josie Huang Date Aired: 10/7/2008
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was in Portland Monday night to speak with supporters at a rally at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church. Afterward, he sat down to answer questions from Josie Huang.
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McCain to Focus on Winning Maine Votes
Reported By: A.J. Higgins Date Aired: 10/3/2008
After announcing plans to concede Michigan to Democrat Barack Obama, the John McCain Campaign is rolling into Maine and a couple of other key states that Republicans believe could determine the winner in a close race. Maine is only one of two states that does not follow a winner-take-all approach in awarding its four votes to the Electoral College.
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Independent Voter Explains His Presidential Choice
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 10/3/2008
As the manager of a sporting goods store Louie Collins doesn't consider himself a political junkie. But he's following this election closely. And as Susan Sharon reports, he's throwing his support behind Barack Obama.
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Maine's Independent Voters To Weigh In On Presidential Race
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 9/26/2008
Millions of television viewers are expected to tune in tonight for the first presidential debate beween Barack Obama and John McCain. Some of those watching are undecided voters who want to hear more before making up their minds. And many will be Independent voters who are being heavily courted by both sides. Tonight in the first of a series of profiles of Independent voters, Susan Sharon takes a look at why a small business woman from Biddeford is backing John McCain.
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Election Officials To Prepare For Heavy Voter Turnout
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 9/19/2008
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and municipal workers from around the state are gathering in Bangor this week to plan for what could be a historically large voter turnout in November. They estimate up to 85 percent of eligible voters in Maine could head to the polls. That prediction is in part based on the rise in absentee ballot voting and the involvement of young people in the campaign. College students are eager to register voters, hold early vote drives, knock on doors and make phone calls on behalf of their candidate of choice.
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Election Officials To Prepare For Heavy Voter Turnout
Reported By: A.J. Higgins Date Aired: 9/12/2008
Two years ago, some of the nation's prominent Democrats and Republicans - along with former independent Maine Gov. Angus King - began blazing a new trail in American presidential politics by attempting to launch a bipartisan, third-party called Unity 08. But King confirmed in Lewiston today that Unity 08 will instead back the candidacy of Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
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GOP Activists Respond To McCain VP Announcement
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 8/29/2008
There is mixed reaction in Maine to Republican John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate. State GOP leaders say it's exciting and challenges the status quo. Others are questioning Palin's lack of experience in foreign policy and government.
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Maine Veterans Group Endorses Obama
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 8/6/2008
In Bangor today, the Barack Obama campaign introduced its Maine Veterans for Change committee, just days after the McCain campaign formed Maine Veterans for McCain. Senator McCain's military service gives him a strong personal connection with veterans. But he has drawn some opposition from veterans who say Senator Obama has voted for several initiatives to increase veterans' benefits, which his opponent rejected.
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McCain Makes Southern Maine Campaign Stops
Reported By: Tom Porter Date Aired: 7/21/2008
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain spent the day in Maine today, to raise money and drum up support in a state which has gone against the Republican party in the last four presidential elections.
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Barbara Cariddi's Audio Reports for MPBN Radio from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
Wednesday, Sep. 3 - Maine Things Considered |
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While John McCain's Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin polished the speech she'll deliver tonight and party leaders strategize, what are Maine's delegates to the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota doing all day? Barbara Cariddi caught up some of with them in Minneapolis and has this report. |
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Wednesday, Sep. 3 - Morning Edition |
Maine Delegate Senator Olympia Snowe on Joe Lieberman & Fred Thompson
The Republican Convention kicked into high gear Tuesday night after a fiery speech by former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and a pitch for John McCain by former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. The Connecticut Senator, now an Independent, was Al Gore's running mate just eight years ago. Among the Maine delegates in the convention hall was U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Barbara Cariddi caught up with Snowe on the convention floor after Lieberman's address. |
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Tuesday, Sep. 2 - Web Exclusive |
Maine Delegate Reacts to News of Sarah Palin's Daughter
On day one, it was Hurricane Gustav. On day two, it was Hurricane Bristol–as in Bristol Palin, the pregnant 17-year-old unmarried daughter of John McCain’s Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin. The GOP convention has certainly been fraught with unexpected developments, or “surprises,” as Rick Bennett of Oxford, the former President of the Maine Senate and the state’s representative on the Republican National Committee puts it. But Bennett isn’t expecting the news about Palin’s daughter, or other revelations about the V-P pick’s family, such as her husband’s 22-year-old conviction for drunk driving or an ethics investigation involving the Alaska Governor to hurt presumptive nominee John McCain’s chances with Maine voters, he told me in an interview today at his hotel in Minneapolis. |
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On "day one" of the Republican convention, most of the action was outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, not inside. As delegates tackled dry nomination business and tried to come to grips with the news that Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter was five months pregnant, thousands of anti-Bush protesters marched through the streets, calling for an end to the Iraq war, better health care and a host of other reforms. Barbara Cariddi was there and has this report. |
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Sunday, Aug. 31 - Your Vote 2008 Web Exlusive |
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GOP nominee John McCain today announced that all but essential business would be suspended on Monday, the convention’s opening day. The address scheduled by President Bush has been cancelled, as has an appearance by Vice President Dick Cheney. It appears to be the first time a natural disaster has disrupted a national political convention.
Republican leaders in Maine have been working on convention planning for two years. Barbara Cariddi is in Minneapolis and she caught up with the state’s GOP chair Mark Ellis, and delegation chair Josh Tardy Sunday, shortly after McCain’s announcement. |
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Barbara's Audio Reports for MPBN Radio from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO |
Friday, Aug. 29 - Maine Things Considered (3:07) |
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The fireworks are over and the confetti's been swept up. But Maine's Democratic convention delegates are still fired up after Thursday's spectacular extravaganza at Denver's Invesco Field, where Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination for president. Barbara Cariddi was there and she caught up with Maine's delegates as they prepared to head home to gear up for the final leg of the race to the White House. |
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Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Your Vote 2008 Web Exclusive (7:06) |
Gov. Baldacci Reacts to Barack Obama's Official Party Nomination For President
Governor John Baldacci has had more experience at national political conventions than most. The Democratic convention in Denver is his third. Barbara Cariddi caught up with the governor in the noisy convention hallway, just after Maine and the nation's 49 other states made Barack Obama's nomination official. |
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Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Morning Edition / Maine Things Considered (3:05) |
Maine Delegates React to Senator Hillary Clinton's Address
Time will tell. That's the verdict from some of Maine's delegates on whether Hillary Clinton's speech last night at the Democratic Convention will be enough to unify the party. Clinton focused on the beliefs and values that Democrats share in an effort to convince her supporters to get behind Barack Obama. But some say the New York Senator's supporters are still feeling resentful. |
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Monday, Aug. 25 - Maine Things Considered (3:51)
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The Democratic National Convention opened officially today in Denver, Colorado. Gathering for breakfast this morning at their downtown hotel were Maine's 31 delegates and super-delegates--some of whom are still pledged to Senator Hillary Clinton. Despite that, the delegates aren't focusing on rifts--they're talking about unity. |
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Your Vote 2008 Presidential Campaign Coverage on Maine Things Considered |
Palin Entertains Huge Crowd In Bangor
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 10/16/2008
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin drew a crowd of about 5,000 Mainers at her rally in Bangor this morning. She spoke about lowering taxes, reviving the economy, gun rights and patriotism and criticized Barack Obama's plans for spending tax dollars. As Anne Ravana reports, the audience applauded Palin's connections to the outdoors and the military, and said they appreciate her direct way of speaking.
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Political Parties Promote Absentee Ballots
Reported By: Keith McKeen Date Aired: 10/7/2008
With election day about a month away, Maine voters have already requested nearly 40 thousand absentee ballots. Today in Portland, the Maine Democratic Party held a news conference to remind the public of the early voting opportunities. Party leaders are also emphasizing the need to ensure that voters are not disenfranchised as they have been in the past.
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Nader Brings Independent Campaign to Portland
Reported By: Josie Huang Date Aired: 10/7/2008
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was in Portland Monday night to speak with supporters at a rally at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church. Afterward, he sat down to answer questions from Josie Huang.
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McCain to Focus on Winning Maine Votes
Reported By: A.J. Higgins Date Aired: 10/3/2008
After announcing plans to concede Michigan to Democrat Barack Obama, the John McCain Campaign is rolling into Maine and a couple of other key states that Republicans believe could determine the winner in a close race. Maine is only one of two states that does not follow a winner-take-all approach in awarding its four votes to the Electoral College.
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Independent Voter Explains His Presidential Choice
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 10/3/2008
As the manager of a sporting goods store Louie Collins doesn't consider himself a political junkie. But he's following this election closely. And as Susan Sharon reports, he's throwing his support behind Barack Obama.
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Maine's Independent Voters To Weigh In On Presidential Race
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 9/26/2008
Millions of television viewers are expected to tune in tonight for the first presidential debate beween Barack Obama and John McCain. Some of those watching are undecided voters who want to hear more before making up their minds. And many will be Independent voters who are being heavily courted by both sides. Tonight in the first of a series of profiles of Independent voters, Susan Sharon takes a look at why a small business woman from Biddeford is backing John McCain.
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Election Officials To Prepare For Heavy Voter Turnout
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 9/19/2008
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and municipal workers from around the state are gathering in Bangor this week to plan for what could be a historically large voter turnout in November. They estimate up to 85 percent of eligible voters in Maine could head to the polls. That prediction is in part based on the rise in absentee ballot voting and the involvement of young people in the campaign. College students are eager to register voters, hold early vote drives, knock on doors and make phone calls on behalf of their candidate of choice.
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Election Officials To Prepare For Heavy Voter Turnout
Reported By: A.J. Higgins Date Aired: 9/12/2008
Two years ago, some of the nation's prominent Democrats and Republicans - along with former independent Maine Gov. Angus King - began blazing a new trail in American presidential politics by attempting to launch a bipartisan, third-party called Unity 08. But King confirmed in Lewiston today that Unity 08 will instead back the candidacy of Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.
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GOP Activists Respond To McCain VP Announcement
Reported By: Susan Sharon Date Aired: 8/29/2008
There is mixed reaction in Maine to Republican John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate. State GOP leaders say it's exciting and challenges the status quo. Others are questioning Palin's lack of experience in foreign policy and government.
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Maine Veterans Group Endorses Obama
Reported By: Anne Ravana Date Aired: 8/6/2008
In Bangor today, the Barack Obama campaign introduced its Maine Veterans for Change committee, just days after the McCain campaign formed Maine Veterans for McCain. Senator McCain's military service gives him a strong personal connection with veterans. But he has drawn some opposition from veterans who say Senator Obama has voted for several initiatives to increase veterans' benefits, which his opponent rejected.
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McCain Makes Southern Maine Campaign Stops
Reported By: Tom Porter Date Aired: 7/21/2008
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain spent the day in Maine today, to raise money and drum up support in a state which has gone against the Republican party in the last four presidential elections.
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Barbara Cariddi's Audio Reports for MPBN Radio from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
Wednesday, Sep. 3 - Maine Things Considered |
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While John McCain's Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin polished the speech she'll deliver tonight and party leaders strategize, what are Maine's delegates to the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota doing all day? Barbara Cariddi caught up some of with them in Minneapolis and has this report. |
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Wednesday, Sep. 3 - Morning Edition |
Maine Delegate Senator Olympia Snowe on Joe Lieberman & Fred Thompson
The Republican Convention kicked into high gear Tuesday night after a fiery speech by former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and a pitch for John McCain by former Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. The Connecticut Senator, now an Independent, was Al Gore's running mate just eight years ago. Among the Maine delegates in the convention hall was U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Barbara Cariddi caught up with Snowe on the convention floor after Lieberman's address. |
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Tuesday, Sep. 2 - Web Exclusive |
Maine Delegate Reacts to News of Sarah Palin's Daughter
On day one, it was Hurricane Gustav. On day two, it was Hurricane Bristol–as in Bristol Palin, the pregnant 17-year-old unmarried daughter of John McCain’s Vice Presidential pick Sarah Palin. The GOP convention has certainly been fraught with unexpected developments, or “surprises,” as Rick Bennett of Oxford, the former President of the Maine Senate and the state’s representative on the Republican National Committee puts it. But Bennett isn’t expecting the news about Palin’s daughter, or other revelations about the V-P pick’s family, such as her husband’s 22-year-old conviction for drunk driving or an ethics investigation involving the Alaska Governor to hurt presumptive nominee John McCain’s chances with Maine voters, he told me in an interview today at his hotel in Minneapolis. |
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Monday, Sep. 1 - Morning Edition |
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On "day one" of the Republican convention, most of the action was outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, not inside. As delegates tackled dry nomination business and tried to come to grips with the news that Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter was five months pregnant, thousands of anti-Bush protesters marched through the streets, calling for an end to the Iraq war, better health care and a host of other reforms. Barbara Cariddi was there and has this report. |
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Sunday, Aug. 31 - Your Vote 2008 Web Exlusive |
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GOP nominee John McCain today announced that all but essential business would be suspended on Monday, the convention’s opening day. The address scheduled by President Bush has been cancelled, as has an appearance by Vice President Dick Cheney. It appears to be the first time a natural disaster has disrupted a national political convention.
Republican leaders in Maine have been working on convention planning for two years. Barbara Cariddi is in Minneapolis and she caught up with the state’s GOP chair Mark Ellis, and delegation chair Josh Tardy Sunday, shortly after McCain’s announcement. |
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Barbara's Audio Reports for MPBN Radio from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO |
Friday, Aug. 29 - Maine Things Considered (3:07) |
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The fireworks are over and the confetti's been swept up. But Maine's Democratic convention delegates are still fired up after Thursday's spectacular extravaganza at Denver's Invesco Field, where Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination for president. Barbara Cariddi was there and she caught up with Maine's delegates as they prepared to head home to gear up for the final leg of the race to the White House. |
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Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Your Vote 2008 Web Exclusive (7:06) |
Gov. Baldacci Reacts to Barack Obama's Official Party Nomination For President
Governor John Baldacci has had more experience at national political conventions than most. The Democratic convention in Denver is his third. Barbara Cariddi caught up with the governor in the noisy convention hallway, just after Maine and the nation's 49 other states made Barack Obama's nomination official. |
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Wednesday, Aug. 27 - Morning Edition / Maine Things Considered (3:05) |
Maine Delegates React to Senator Hillary Clinton's Address
Time will tell. That's the verdict from some of Maine's delegates on whether Hillary Clinton's speech last night at the Democratic Convention will be enough to unify the party. Clinton focused on the beliefs and values that Democrats share in an effort to convince her supporters to get behind Barack Obama. But some say the New York Senator's supporters are still feeling resentful. |
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Monday, Aug. 25 - Maine Things Considered (3:51)
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The Democratic National Convention opened officially today in Denver, Colorado. Gathering for breakfast this morning at their downtown hotel were Maine's 31 delegates and super-delegates--some of whom are still pledged to Senator Hillary Clinton. Despite that, the delegates aren't focusing on rifts--they're talking about unity. |
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MPBN's "Speaking in Maine" features Colby College’s "Know Before You Vote" lecture series.
Colby Professor of Education Mark Tappan discussed the issues facing the presidential candidates with respect to education, and gives voters the basics on the educational platforms of the political parties and the presidential candidates. This is the third installment of the “Know Before You Vote” lecture series at Colby College in Waterville. This is web-exclusive audio that was not broadcast on MPBN Radio.
Colby College Professor of Education Mark Tappan:
"Know Before You Vote -- Education "
 
Colby College Professor of Government Ken Rodman discussed the foreign policy issues facing the presidential candidates and provided the basics on the foreign policy platforms of the political parties and the presidential candidates in “Know Before You Vote: Foreign Policy" that aired Tuesday, March 4 at 1:00 pm on MPBN Radio. This is the second in the "Know Before You Vote" series to be broadcast on MPBN's "Speaking in Maine" radio program.
Colby College Professor of Government Ken Rodman:
"Know Before You Vote -- Foreign Policy"
Colby College Professor of Economics Michael Donihue addressed the economic issues relevant to the election on Tuesday, February 26 on MPBN's "Speaking in Maine" series.
What are the economic issues that will face the presidential candidates and the next administration? Mr. Donihue gives voters the basics on the economic policy platforms of the political parties and the presidential candidates.
Colby College Professor of Economics Michael Donihue:
"Know Before You Vote -- The Economy"
Obama Wins Maine Democratic Caucuses Sunday, Feb. 10
Senator Barack Obama was in Maine on Saturday, February 9 for a rally at the Bangor Auditorium. He visited Maine in advance of the Sunday, Feb. 10 Democratic caucuses in the state, urging his supporters to caucus for him. MPBN recorded his speech, and we're happy to make it available in both streaming audio and podcast formats.
Saturday, Feb. 9 speech in Bangor, Maine by Senator Barack Obama:
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