2014 Maine Gubernatorial debates and race coverage


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OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Mike Michaud: Evolved from pro-life to pro-choice over period of 30 years.

Civil Rights     Eliot Cutler: Worked to uphold a law legalizing same-sex marriage.     Mike Michaud: Would be 1st openly gay governor; but evolved on LGBT rights.

Corporations     Eliot Cutler: Examine corporate tax breaks; avoid clawbacks by better deal.

Crime     Eliot Cutler: Assure support services for victims of domestic violence.

Drugs     Eliot Cutler: Legal pot makes drugs seem ok, but prohibition isn't working.     Mike Michaud: Legal pot makes drug more accessible to children and teens.     Paul LePage: Upholding the law includes illegal marijuana.

Education     Eliot Cutler: Try out Common Core standards before tweaking them.     Paul LePage: 2011: Signed onto Common Core, but now skeptical.     Eliot Cutler: Cautious support for virtual charter schools.     Paul LePage: Strong support for charter schools, virtual or otherwise.     Paul LePage: Virtual charter schools are not the right answer.

Energy & Oil     Paul LePage: Build a natural gas pipeline from Canada.     Paul LePage: Global warming helps Maine by opening north shipping lanes.     Eliot Cutler: Reduce carbon emissions to Kyoto Protocol targets.

Environment     Paul LePage: Abstain from EPA petition to cut Midwest emissions.     Mike Michaud: AdWatch: Replace LePage with a pro-environment governor.     Eliot Cutler: More bus services, dedicated HOV lanes, and bike routes.     Paul LePage: Change environmental laws to replace red tape with jobs.     Paul LePage: Stop manufacturer recycling; start cost-benefit analyses.

Foreign Policy     Eliot Cutler: China's future is like America in 1890s: booming and growing.

Government Reform     Paul LePage: Investigate and report publicly on false campaign statements.     Eliot Cutler: Oppose all efforts to restrict access to the ballot box.

Immigration     Paul LePage: Build border fence as high as the Great Wall of China.

Jobs     Paul LePage: Are low-wage call-center jobs the kind we want?     Paul LePage: Vetoed incrementally raising the state's minimum wage.     Mike Michaud: AdWatch: Unions endorse Michaud "to represent Maine workers".     Eliot Cutler: Zealously guard against interference in unionization efforts.

Social Security     Paul LePage: Keep our promise; don't tax Social Security.     Mike Michaud: Soc. Sec. & Medicare secure retirement; they're not welfare.     Paul LePage: Medicare and Social Security are really just welfare.     Eliot Cutler: Support & strengthen the foundations for Social Security.

Tax Reform     Eliot Cutler: Shift burden from property tax as part of strategic reform.

Welfare & Poverty     Paul LePage: Give people in need a hand up; don't give unneeded hand-outs.     Eliot Cutler: We need welfare reform but not demonization of recipients.     Paul LePage: Maine grew at 0.8% if we discount federal welfare payments.     Paul LePage: Maine's TANF welfare system is too generous.

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