Sam Patten
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Aug 20, 2026
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Who’s afraid of Bobby Charles? | Opinion (opens the original)
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Sam Patten has worked for Maine’s last three Republican senators, including Susan Collins’ first electoral campaigns, is a former managing editor of The Maine Wire and is the author of “Dangerous Company: The Misadventures of a Foreign Agent.”Given the publicly available polling on Maine’s gubernatorial race going into the fall campaign season, it appears likely that Democrat Hannah Pingree is favored to win. So, with their nominee’s comfortable lead of more than 10 points, why is the state Demo
Fishy Susan Collins scandal doesn’t cut bait | Opinion (opens the original)
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Read all of our coverage of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the Maine Political Report in your inbox or text messages from politics editor Kirby Wilson. Sam Patten has worked for Maine’s last three Republican senators, including Susan Collins’ first electoral campaigns, is a former managing editor of The Maine Wire and is the author of “Dangerous Company: The Misadventures of a Foreign Agent.” Despite the four-to five-point bump betting markets have
Does Troy Jackson stand a chance against Susan Collins? | Opinion (opens the original)
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Sam Patten has worked for Maine’s last three Republican senators, including Susan Collins’ first electoral campaigns, is a former managing editor of The Maine Wire and is the author of “Dangerous Company: The Misadventures of a Foreign Agent.” Which is more important, the person or the idea? Historians have argued over the question for centuries, but in a more future-focused context it might also apply to who will win Maine’s U.S. Senate race in just over two months from now. For those keeping s
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