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Race for [ME] governor begins to roll ahead
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| Contributor | TX DEM |
| Last Edited | TX DEM Dec 14, 2008 12:19pm |
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| News Date | Monday, December 8, 2008 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The election is nearly two years away, but the prospective candidates are already in the beginning stages of their campaigns. The office becomes vacant after incumbent Democratic Gov. John Baldacci ends his second, four-year term at the end of 2010.
It's a months-long informal period of trial balloons and "what-ifs" – a hot-stove league for political junkies as a dozen or so names from both major parties are tossed around.
Democrat Steven Rowe's pending departure as Maine's attorney general launches the speculative frenzy. Rowe, of Portland, is one of the few who has been explicit about his Blaine House aspirations.
"I definitely plan to run for governor in 2010," Rowe said last week. "I don't have a specific date to formally announce or start the campaign. I've been talking to people for many months across the state. I'm excited and looking forward to running."
Another clear answer came from Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a bruising bid to take her seat, and will be out of work when the new Congress is sworn in Jan. 6.
Allen spokesman Mark Sullivan said his boss "has stated unequivocally that he will not be running for governor." |
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