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What Democrats Say They Must Fix to Win: Messaging, Trust, and Voter Engagement

Why do political messages fail to reach voters? This discussion explores information gaps, trust, social media, newsletters, grassroots communication, and voter engagement.

What Democrats Say They Must Fix to Win: Messaging, Trust, and Voter Engagement

Why do political messages fail to reach voters? This discussion explores information gaps, trust, social media, newsletters, grassroots communication, and voter engagement.

What Democrats Say They Must Fix to Win: Messaging, Trust, and Voter Engagement

Why do political messages fail to reach voters? This discussion explores information gaps, trust, social media, newsletters, grassroots communication, and voter engagement.

What Democrats Say They Must Fix to Win: Messaging, Trust, and Voter Engagement

Why do political messages fail to reach voters? This discussion explores information gaps, trust, social media, newsletters, grassroots communication, and voter engagement.

What Democrats Say They Must Fix to Win: Messaging, Trust, and Voter Engagement

Why do political messages fail to reach voters? This discussion explores information gaps, trust, social media, newsletters, grassroots communication, and voter engagement.

https://www.europesays.com/people/226501/ Vice President JD Vance speaks at Republican midterm convention #Dallas #DallasCounty #election #Elections2026 #JamesDavidVance #JDVance #News #Politics #Tx #TxPolitics #US

Élections, pas d’illusions !

Thème du dossier de notre prochain numéro.

Présentation du dossier:
https://www.ababord.org/Elections-pas-d-illusions

Sommaire du numéro:

https://www.ababord.org/Sommaire-du-numero-109

#Polqc #elections2026 #ÉlectionQC #gaucheqc

It’s election season…so please remember: “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground…The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” — Frederick Douglass

Organize, mobilize, turn-out to vote - as hard as they may make it. Energize and educate your friend groups & sympathetic co-workers. Join a phone tree, knock on doors; these are the things that matter. In the next weeks, there will be very little more important that GETTING OUT THE VOTE. You can ignore red voters, don’t waste your efforts. If we turn-out OUR voters, we win. There *will* be an undervote by Republicans, so turning out our people will make the difference. #USPol #USPolitics #Elections2026

What is it with #Republicans and pedophiles? #NEWS - A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451 #USPol #USPolitics #Elections #Elections2026 #NorthCarolina

What is it with #Republicans and pedophiles? #NEWS - A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451 #USPol #USPolitics #Elections #Elections2026 #NorthCarolina

What is it with #Republicans and pedophiles? #NEWS - A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451 #USPol #USPolitics #Elections #Elections2026 #NorthCarolina

What is it with #Republicans and pedophiles? #NEWS - A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451 #USPol #USPolitics #Elections #Elections2026 #NorthCarolina

What is it with #Republicans and pedophiles? #NEWS - A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the man who delivered it. Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.
https://apnews.com/article/whatley-pastor-sex-offender-prayer-rally-01eab33af03f6a308719ce6a62157451 #USPol #USPolitics #Elections #Elections2026 #NorthCarolina

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113392996760234618

Vote for #DebHaaland for #DrillBabyDrill , #UraniumMining and weapons manufacturing for #EndlessWar !

#USPol #Elections2026 #NewMexico #USElections

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113392996760234618

Vote for #DebHaaland for #DrillBabyDrill , #UraniumMining and weapons manufacturing for #EndlessWar !

#USPol #Elections2026 #NewMexico #USElections

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113392996760234618

Vote for #DebHaaland for #DrillBabyDrill , #UraniumMining and weapons manufacturing for #EndlessWar !

#USPol #Elections2026 #NewMexico #USElections

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113392996760234618

Vote for #DebHaaland for #DrillBabyDrill , #UraniumMining and weapons manufacturing for #EndlessWar !

#USPol #Elections2026 #NewMexico #USElections

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113392996760234618

Vote for #DebHaaland for #DrillBabyDrill , #UraniumMining and weapons manufacturing for #EndlessWar !

#USPol #Elections2026 #NewMexico #USElections

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113425406283080758

Let's not forget #DebHaaland 's connection to #LagunaIndustries , who manufactures weapons of war!

#EndlessWar #WarProfiteers #USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113425406283080758

Let's not forget #DebHaaland 's connection to #LagunaIndustries , who manufactures weapons of war!

#EndlessWar #WarProfiteers #USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113425406283080758

Let's not forget #DebHaaland 's connection to #LagunaIndustries , who manufactures weapons of war!

#EndlessWar #WarProfiteers #USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113425406283080758

Let's not forget #DebHaaland 's connection to #LagunaIndustries , who manufactures weapons of war!

#EndlessWar #WarProfiteers #USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/113425406283080758

Let's not forget #DebHaaland 's connection to #LagunaIndustries , who manufactures weapons of war!

#EndlessWar #WarProfiteers #USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115017980096705089

Let's not forget how cozy #DebHaaland's BIA was with the "Joint Terrorism Task Force"!

#StandWithStandingRock #WaterProtectors #SurveillanceState #USPol #Elections2026 #USElections #NewMexico

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115017980096705089

Let's not forget how cozy #DebHaaland's BIA was with the "Joint Terrorism Task Force"!

#StandWithStandingRock #WaterProtectors #SurveillanceState #USPol #Elections2026 #USElections #NewMexico

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115017980096705089

Let's not forget how cozy #DebHaaland's BIA was with the "Joint Terrorism Task Force"!

#StandWithStandingRock #WaterProtectors #SurveillanceState #USPol #Elections2026 #USElections #NewMexico

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115017980096705089

Let's not forget how cozy #DebHaaland's BIA was with the "Joint Terrorism Task Force"!

#StandWithStandingRock #WaterProtectors #SurveillanceState #USPol #Elections2026 #USElections #NewMexico

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115017980096705089

Let's not forget how cozy #DebHaaland's BIA was with the "Joint Terrorism Task Force"!

#StandWithStandingRock #WaterProtectors #SurveillanceState #USPol #Elections2026 #USElections #NewMexico

Oh yeah... #DebHaaland used one of #JeffreyEpstein 's planes.

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116144956284972973

#USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

Oh yeah... #DebHaaland used one of #JeffreyEpstein 's planes.

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116144956284972973

#USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

Oh yeah... #DebHaaland used one of #JeffreyEpstein 's planes.

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116144956284972973

#USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

Oh yeah... #DebHaaland used one of #JeffreyEpstein 's planes.

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116144956284972973

#USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

Oh yeah... #DebHaaland used one of #JeffreyEpstein 's planes.

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116144956284972973

#USPol #USElections #NewMexico #Elections2026

https://www.europesays.com/people/224164/ Key takeaways from day one of the Republican midterm convention – Houston Public Media #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpJr #Election2026 #Elections2026 #Government #KenPaxton #MidTermElection #News #NTXNow #Politics #RepublicanNationalConvention #Republicans #Trump

#Whistleblower Says #Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on #VotingByMail

A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

Chris Cameron
By Chris Cameron
Reporting from Washington
Sept. 1, 2026

Excerpt: "A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a 'secretive, rushed' effort to carry out President Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans.

"The official filed a whistle-blower report, published on Tuesday morning by the office of Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, asserting that the 'risky and haphazard' implementation of Mr. Trump’s order could lead to a 'catastrophic failure' in the mail ballot system ahead of this year’s #MidtermElections. The report said that the agency had planned to complete the new digital system overseeing mail ballots by Sept. 1.

" 'Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,' the official said in the report, which was prepared with the assistance of #WhistleblowerAid, a nonprofit group that represents people seeking to expose potential lawbreaking.

Speaking to reporters by phone on Monday, Mr. Blumenthal said of the report that 'the main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One-third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the #USPS puts all of their votes at risk.'

"A Postal Service official declined to comment on the record."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/IJg8U

#USPol #Elections2026 #Fascism #USElections #Trump #StealingElections #VoterSupression #TrumpIsAFascist #VoterDisenfranchisement #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From #VotingByMail

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in #noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect #Democrats and many battleground elections.

By Reid J. Epstein, Aug. 30, 2026

Excerpt: "Voting by mail would become much more difficult, if not impossible, for tens of millions of Americans if the #USPostalService is allowed to implement a restrictive rule governing mail voting that President Trump has demanded.

"The effects would likely be greater for #DemocraticVoters, who vote by mail in higher numbers than #Republicans, and in states where mail voting is universal or nearly so. #MailVoting may not happen at all in states that resist the #Trump administration’s demands for #VoterData .

"The rule would particularly affect people in #rural areas and #OlderVoters, who tend to cast ballots by mail in greater numbers. It could also deeply affect states where some of the most competitive races for House, Senate and governor will determine control of Congress and state governments.

" #Michigan, where 37 percent of votes were cast by mail in 2022, would be one epicenter, with hard-fought statewide contests and multiple battleground House races. #California, which mails ballots to all voters, is expected to be central to Democratic efforts to win a majority in the House.

"The rule is being challenged in several lawsuits, and it is on hold temporarily following a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday. The administration is appealing. Even if the Postal Service is permitted to proceed, it is unclear that it would have time to implement the plan ahead of an election that is fewer than 70 days away.

"For instance, the rule requires states to upload a list of voters to a federal mail ballot portal that is not yet online. Nearly two dozen Democratic-led states and #WashingtonDC , have sued to block the proposed rule and said they will not comply with it.

"If the agency were to move ahead, state and local officials would shoulder enormous costs in what would need to be a herculean effort to prepare election offices and educate voters in time for the midterm elections in November.

"The most dramatic aspect of the proposed rule is a plan to deny services for election mail entirely in states that do not turn over #VoterData, which federal officials say they want to use to identify noncitizens on state #VoterRolls. The policy would upend mail voting in any state that does not comply, but the effects would be measurably greater in the smaller number of states that rely heavily on mail voting.

"More than one in three Democrats voted by mail in 2024, compared with about one in four Republicans, according to estimates by the States United Democracy Center, which examined voting data in 32 states where it was available.

" 'It’s not that complicated,' said Marc Elias, the Democratic election lawyer, who said the new policy was a blatant effort to disenfranchise Democrats. 'The administration knows that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans. Donald Trump has demonized voting by mail and made that differential even greater.' "

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/politics/mail-voting-trump-midterms-supreme-court.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/3A3nw

#USPol #Elections2026 #VoterDisenfranchisement #VoterIntimidation #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LiteracyTests

Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state

The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.

by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.

"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.

" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'

" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."

Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/

#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism

"Mr. Thanedar was the latest pro-Israel Democrat to fall to a challenge from the left. This summer, Representatives #DianaDeGette of #Colorado, #DanGoldman of #NewYork and #AdrianoEspaillat of New York were all defeated by younger, more progressive challengers who were fueled by strong organization by the Democratic Socialists of America."

#DonovanMcKinney #USPol #MichiganPol #Elections2026
#USElections #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #DSA #DemocraticSocialists #DemocraticSocialism

Congressman Is Ousted by #DemocraticSocialist in #Michigan House Primary

Representative #ShriThanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.

By Bayliss Wagner, Aug. 5, 2026

"Democratic primary voters ousted Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, nominating a democratic socialist for a deep-blue district in the latest sign of the party’s hunger for new blood.

"Mr. Thanedar narrowly lost to #DonavanMcKinney, a state representative, in the 13th Congressional District, which includes parts of #Detroit and its suburbs. The race was called on Wednesday morning.

"Both candidates are progressive and support policies like funding universal health care and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But Mr. McKinney, 34, who is Black and grew up in Detroit, has contrasted his background with that of Mr. Thanedar, 71, an Indian immigrant who was elected to Congress in 2022. Mr. Thanedar’s victory that year left Detroit, a city that is roughly three-quarters Black, without a Black representative in Washington for the first time in decades.

"The primary also highlighted Democratic voters’ continued backlash against lawmakers who support Israel. Mr. McKinney has condemned the war in Gaza as a '#genocide' and campaigned with fellow #ProPalestinian Democrats, including Dr. #AbdulElSayed, the progressive candidate in Michigan’s marquee Senate race. Mr. Thanedar, in contrast, has consistently voted to fund aid for the Jewish state."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/us/politics/michigan-house-primary-mckinney-thanedar.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/FeVEt

#USPol #MichiganPol #Elections2026
#USElections #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #DSA #DemocraticSocialists #DemocraticSocialism

#PeggyFlanagan wins #DFL endorsement for U.S. Senate seat

The Saturday endorsement was less dramatic without Craig, but Flanagan’s win is meaningful: She will have access to DFL Party resources and be the subject of party advertising.

Michelle Griffith, June 1, 2026 via #ICTNews

"#DemocraticFarmerLabor delegates endorsed #Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for #USSenate on Saturday, solidifying her support among party activists going into a competitive primary election in August against U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.

"Flanagan said #Minnesotans are tired of #Democrats capitulating to #Republicans, and they deserve a fighter representing them in D.C.

" 'We can’t just be the lesser of two evils, and we will never ever win by being a pale shadow of our opponents,' Flanagan said after winning the endorsement. 'We’re building a movement that demands more from our leaders in Washington.' "

Read more:
https://ictnews.org/news/peggy-flanagan-wins-dfl-endorsement-for-u-s-senate-seat/

#USPol #MinnesotaPol #Elections2026 #NativeAmericans

From #MaineMorningStar: Governor, #Maine Democratic Party on Health Care, Immigration Enforcement, Housing, Energy, Taxes, #TribalSovereignty

"Tribal Sovereignty

What is your position on tribal sovereignty?

#ShennaBellows (D)
Shenna Bellows supports restoring full sovereignty to the #WabanakiNations.

#TroyJackson (D)
Troy Jackson supports restoring full sovereignty to the #WabanakiNations, a position reflected in his legislative record. Despite the setbacks, he said he is proud that Maine was able to pass laws to support economic development, improve access to clean drinking water, recognize the exclusive jurisdiction of tribal courts, and enshrine protections for Wabanaki children and their families into state law.

#AngusKingIII (D)
No response. [NO SURPRISE!]

#HannahPingree (D)
Hannah Pingree supports restoring full sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations and believes the Wabanaki Nations deserve the same rights and opportunities as every other federally recognized tribe. She said she has partnered with Tribal leaders and governments on issues like climate resilience and clean energy, and she would work to expand collaboration on economic development, health care, infrastructure, natural resources, and environmental protection.

#NiravShah (D)
Nirav Shah supports restoring full sovereignty to the Wabanaki Nations. At the Maine CDC, Shah said he worked side by side with #WabanakiLeaders, including on #PFAS and #EnvironmentalThreats, and saw firsthand that our state does its best work when it listens first and #collaborates with the Tribes in good faith and in true partnership.

Read more:
https://mainemorningstar.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-gubernatorial-democratic-primary/#issue-tribal-sovereignty

#MaineGovernor #MainePol #Elections2026 #TribalRights #Wabanakik #WabanakiSovereignty
#LandBack #Dawnland #MaineSettlementAct #WaterIsLife #WabanakiConfederacy

#Maine - Gubernatorial Candidates Take Part in #WabanakiAlliance Forum

"Eight gubernatorial candidates and more than 150 people attended the Wabanaki Alliance 2026 Gubernatorial Forum March 19 at the Houlton Community Resource Center. Hosted by the #HoultonBandOfMalisset Indians, the forum included eight candidates who responded to questions from moderators and forum attendees about nonpartisan issues and policy affecting the #WabanakiNations.

"Candidates received questions from #MaulianBryant, citizen of the #PenobscotNation and executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance; #MalleahBrown, a citizen of the #PassamaquoddyTribe at #Motahkomikuk and youth lead with the #WabanakiYouth Policy Initiative; and #OsihkiyolCroftonMacdonald, #HoultonBand of Maliseet Indians Ambassador and president of the Wabanaki Alliance Board. #ClarissaSabattis, Tribal Chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, made opening and closing remarks.

"Participating candidates included (in alphabetical order)

- #ShennaBellows (D)
- #RickBennett (I)
- #JohnGlowa (I)
- #TroyJackson (D)
- #DerekLevasseur (I)
- #HannahPingree (D)
- #NiravShah (D)
- #AngusKingIII (D)

"The primary election for Democratic and Republican candidates is Tuesday, June 9. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3."

Source:
https://wabanakialliance.com/gubernatorial-candidates-forum-2026/

Recording of the forum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzaxN-YE7k&t=29s

#MaineGovernor #MainePol #Elections2026 #TribalRights #Wabanakik #WabanakiSovereignty
#LandBack #Dawnland #MaineSettlementAct #WaterIsLife #WabanakiConfederacy

#Maine - #WabanakiAlliance holds U.S. Senate candidate forum, participants discuss gaps in #IndigenousEducation

By Arianna Perdomo on April 20, 2026

"Democratic U.S. Senate candidates #DavidCostello and #GrahamPlatner outlined their positions on tribal sovereignty and education during a debate organized by the Wabanaki Alliance on April 16 on Indian Island in Old Town, which is home of the #PenobscotNation. The event was hosted by Penobscot Nation members and offered a chance to discuss non-partisan policy affecting #WabanakiNations and candidates’ plans to support those communities.

"Located less than 15 minutes from the #UniversityOfMaine, #IndianIsland sits along the #PenobscotRiver. This reservation serves as a cultural and historical center for the Penobscot people. Within the community there are buildings and museums that reflect ongoing preservation efforts of Wabanaki culture. According to the Wabanaki Alliance, the Penobscot Nation is one of the oldest continuous governments in the world and remains committed to protecting territories, culture and language as a federally recognized #SovereignNation.

"The debate was moderated by Dr. #DarrenRanco, chair of the #NativeAmerican programs at #UMaine. Notably, Democratic candidate Gov. #JanetMills and five-term Republican candidate Sen. #SusanCollins were extended invitations to participate, but were not in attendance. However, Costello and Platner offered insight on their approach to ongoing issues facing Wabanaki nations.

"Opening remarks were delivered by #MaulianBryant, executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance and Chief of the Penobscot Indian Nation, #KirkFrancis. Each candidate then gave a five minute opening introduction explaining why they are running.

"The first round of the debate consisted of eight questions surrounding topics of tribal sovereignty, environmental justice, regulation and the implementation of legislation that would help address these issues. Costello and Platner agreed that there needs to be a restructuring of the government and a new balance of power. Both candidates stated that they would support legislation that helped extend the power to engage the Wabanaki people in issues that are important to them."

Read more:
https://mainecampus.com/category/news/2026/04/wabanaki-alliance-holds-u-s-senate-candidate-forum-candidates-discuss-gaps-in-indigenous-eduction/

Recording of the forum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yvkISNZEc&t=74s

#USSenate #UselessSusanCollins #MainePol #Elections2026 #TribalRights #Wabanakik #WabanakiSovereignty
#WabanakiCulturalPreservation #WabanakiHistory #NativeAmericanHistory #CulturalPreservation #WabanakiConfederacy

#WabanakiAlliance U.S. 2nd Congressional District Candidate Forum

Recording of the forum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5TB0RswfWQ

#Maine2ndDistrict #MainePol #Elections2026 #TribalRights #Wabanakik #WabanakiSovereignty
#LandBack #Dawnland #MaineSettlementAct #WaterIsLife #WabanakiConfederacy

Dems in #Maine’s #2ndDistrict race tackle #tribal topics in #PresqueIsleME

By Cameron Levasseur, May 13, 2026

"The four Democrats competing in a June primary to face former Gov. #PaulLePage for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District met Wednesday night in Presque Isle at a forum put on by the #WabanakiAlliance to discuss tribal sovereignty and other issues facing the state’s native population.

"Hosted by the #MikmaqNation, one of Maine’s four #WabanakiNations, the event lasted two hours and covered a broad range of topics, from #WaterRights to gaming legislation to the teaching of #NativeHistory in Maine’s schools.

"The candidates — State Auditor #MattDunlap, state Sen. #JoeBaldacci, former political operative #JordanWood and social worker #PaigeLoud — agreed on nearly everything, chiefly in their wholehearted support of #TribalSovereignty.

"#Sovereignty has dominated the political conversation around Maine’s tribes for years, with majority support for its expansion in the state legislature countered by opposition from the state’s executive leaders, including LePage and then Gov. #JanetMills.

" 'Only when I worked on these issues federally … did I understand how wrong Maine has been to its tribes and the need to rectify that #injustice,' Wood said.
If elected, all four said they would reintroduce a 2022 bill put forth by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, to amend the #MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct of 1980 and give the Wabanaki the same rights under federal law as the 570 #FederallyRecognizedTribes.

"Golden currently represents the 2nd District but abruptly announced last fall that he would not seek reelection. His bill failed in the Senate after it was blocked by Sen. #AngusKing, another Maine politician who has expressed skepticism at tribal rights expansions."

Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/05/13/politics/dems-in-maines-2nd-district-race-tackle-tribal-topics-in-presque-isle/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/zXhzT

#MainePol #Elections2026 #TribalRights #Wabanakik #WabanakiSovereignty #LandBack #Dawnland #MaineSettlementAct #WaterIsLife #WabanakiConfederacy

https://www.europesays.com/people/83976/ In governor’s race, Xavier Becerra backs away from single payer healthcare #2026Governor'sRace #california #CaliforniaGubernatorialCampaign #Elections2026 #GavinNewsom #SinglePayerHealthCare #XavierBecerra

Well, if #DemocraticParty leaders who don't live in #Maine feel entitled to select our candidates, then this #DemocraticSocialist has no problem temporarily registering as a #Democrat for the upcoming primaries to help select candidates! And Maine allows us to vote for a party in a primary without leaving our parties, which works for me!

#MaineGreens #MaineDSA #GetOutAndVote #Elections2026 #MainePol #USPol