Election Day is fast approaching, and you can tell by paying attention to the campaigns in the closing days.
While polls continue to show a deadlocked race — one from yesterday showed an actual tie at 49-49 — both Susan Collins and Troy Jackson, as well as their allies, are trying to use any advantage they can to get ahead. One of those allies of Collins started running ads on radio this week, highlighting Jackson’s relationship with his cousin set to an amusing country music jingle. The ad was legitimately hilarious, but Collins was none too pleased with it and demanded it be taken down, while Jackson’s camp objected loudly, accusing the ad of being dirty politics.
None of this likely matters in a race that everyone has already made their mind up about, but it certainly makes things entertaining.
AOC also visited Maine this week, though that was likely little more than a partisan pep rally meant to energize already energized voters.
We also get into an “Ask Me Anything” style campaign stop by Bobby Charles, as he tries to break free of the oppressive yolk of the Senate race’s campaign spending to attract attention. It is a bold move, but will it ultimately help him in the race? We discuss.
Finally, we close with some thoughts about the “translator” scandal emerging in Lewiston, and much more.