FRIDAY FLOP: DCCC Fumbled the Ball Big Time in ME-02

May 8, 2026

This week, national Democrats put their thumb on the scale in the ME-02 primary by endorsing Joe Baldacci (without conducting a SINGLE POLL), and headline after headline shows Mainers are not happy about it. 

In even worse news for Democrats, new polling shows that Republican Paul LePage is leading Baldacci by a whopping 10 points, and that’s the same margin LePage is leading Matt Dunlap by. Clearly, national Democrats have no idea what’s going on in Maine…  

“National Democrats fumbled the ball big time. They did zero polling and then recklessly inserted themselves into a crowded primary race. They didn’t do their homework, and it shows.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole