NRCC Memo: Maine Primary Results

TO: INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: NRCC POLITICAL and NRCC COMMUNICATIONS

DATE: June 10, 2014

SUBJECT: MAINE PRIMARY RESULTS

Maine’s Second Congressional District offers one of Republican’s best pickup opportunities in the country. Between the disastrous implantation of ObamaCare and the president’s continued mismanagement of both domestic and foreign policy, Maine voters will have a stark choice between a candidate like Bruce Poliquin, who can help provide a check and balance on the White House, and a candidate like Emily Cain, who will be a rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi and all the problems in Washington.

ME-02: Bruce Poliquin, R vs. Emily Cain, D

Bruce Poliquin is a self-made businessman who managed companies that created thousands of jobs, and he helped grow the investments of Maine workers employed by Bath Ironworks and International Paper. Later, as Maine’s Treasurer, Poliquin was able to secure the pensions of Maine workers through smart reforms that also allowed the state to lower taxes on middle class families while also reducing unnecessary government spending. Poliquin’s experiences make him uniquely qualified to stand up for Maine workers in Congress and he will continue his work keeping taxes low on middle class families, ensuring that they have a safe and secure retirement, all while being able to provide opportunities for the next generation of Mainers.

Emily Cain, on the other hand, supports a radical plan to fund the Pelosi agenda through a massive tax hike that would specifically target middle income families. In addition to wanting to raise marginal tax rates on those families, Cain believes that we should increase wasteful government spending by reinstating the marriage penalty, fully reinstating the death tax, cutting in half both the child tax credit and the adoption tax credit, eliminating the current tax deduction for higher education, and reducing the eligibility for the earned-income tax credit and the amount of money one could put aside for retirement. Simply put, Cain’s tax hikes would make everything more expensive for Maine’s middle class families that are simply trying to get by now while saving for a better future.

Geography: PVI: D+1; Obama 52.9% – Romney 44.4% Maine’s 2nd Congressional district comprises nearly 80% of the state’s total land area and is the largest district east of the Mississippi River. The district includes the cities of Bangor, Lewiston, Auburn, and Presque Isle. The Cook Political Report rates the seat as Lean D and the Rothenberg Report rate it as Democrat Favored.  

STATEWIDE ROUNDUP

The following are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election in Maine. These results are unofficial and incomplete.

*Indicates Winner determined by AP

ME-02 – GOP Primary    

256 of 422 Precincts Reporting (61%)

Bruce Poliquin*             55%

Kevin Raye                   45%

ME-02 – DEM Primary   

257 of 422 Precincts Reporting (61%)

Emily Cain*             72%

Troy Jackson          28%