Posted on 06/10/2014 6:43:23 PM PDT by icwhatudo
On the GOP side, Bruce Poliquin, a former state treasurer and pension fund manager, says he’s the only candidate in the race who is not a “career politician.”
He points to his life story — including the tragic loss of his wife at a young age and his deep belief in his Roman Catholic faith — as the reason he can claim to be the only “pro-life” candidate in the race. Poliquin made an unsuccessful run for governor in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in 2012.
Poliquin’s primary opponent is former state Senate President Kevin Raye, a Republican from the Washington County town of Perry who is the former chief of staff for retired U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. Raye has supported abortion rights and says he doesn’t believe the government has a role to play in the relationship between a woman and her doctor.
Bruce Poliquin (R) 10,316 55.05%
Kevin L. Raye (R) 8,425 44.95%
53% of precincts reporting (305 of 578)
I wouldn’t count Bruce Poliquin out in the November election.
He was very aggressive during the primary, spending tons of his own money on endless radio and TV ads. Usually, in Maine’s second congressional district, the GOP guy has little cash to spend.
Poliquin made a lot of money on Wall Street years ago, and while some voters with a class warfare mentality will hate him for this, it is an ironclad fact that he has plenty of money of his own to spend on his general election campaign, and the primary season has shown that he’s not shy about spending his own cash.
Our governor, Paul LePage, is great. He doesn’t take any crap from the dems and he couldn’t care less whether the liberals like it or not.
When LePage took office in January, 2011, within days he ended Maine’s status as a sanctuary state for illegals. He also has attended a number of pro Second Amendment rallies.
BDN just declared Bruce the winner
Tea Party Republican creams GOP insider Raye.
U.S. House District 2 - R
Bruce Poliquin (R) 15,548 55.99%
Kevin L. Raye (R) 12,221 44.01%
I agree with you, this is the highlight of the night for me.
Pro-Life Poliquin upsets pro-abort Republican in Maine. Raye has long been backed by the Snowe Collins crowd.
Poliquin endorsed by National Right to Life and Maine Right to Life.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3154185/posts
can somebody ping the pro-life ping list?
BTTT
More good news. There were more Republican primary voters than Democrat voters.
Well then, here's a little more.
Did you know that he's been John Martin's "girlfriend"?
lol..The smart-ass should have listened to me like he did when I 1st met him I guess *W*
Ping in case you know folks in Poliquin’s area.
“Pro-Life Poliquin upsets pro-abort Republican in Maine. Raye has long been backed by the Snowe Collins crowd.
Poliquin endorsed by National Right to Life and Maine Right to Life. ..”
Sweet. Let’s get the good guys elected, one politician at a time.
When the RINO wins, it guarantees a communist, too, though, doesn’t it?
“When the RINO wins, it guarantees a communist, too, though, doesn’t it?”
I don’t think so, no.
Wow. That sailed clear past you, didn’t it?
We have a good chance to elect on in NH and one in Massachusetts (Alleigro). It was interesting to read on these threads that Michaud has admitted to his sodomy. As Maine Goes once upon a time censored people who implied that.
Conservative Republican Bruce Poliquin leading the liberal Democrat by 10% (!) in the latest poll for ME-02:
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/09/28/poll-shows-poliquin-with-a-lead-in-maines-2nd-district/
>> In Maine (I live 13 miles away), as near as I can tell, it’s RINO or communist. <<
Tell that to your governor, you pathetic excuse for a fleshwad.
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