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"Independent" Cutler blames Tea Party, Ted Cruz for partial federal shutdown

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonOctober 2, 20139 Comments2 Mins Read
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Unenrolled gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler

Eliot Cutler, a liberal who is running for governor without party affiliation, took to Facebook on Wednesday to blast partisan “blamesmanship” and blame the partial shutdown of the federal government on “Tea Party Republicans” and U.S. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

“There’s a lot of blamesmanship being practiced in Washington right now — a lot of it deservedly directed, in my opinion, at Tea Party Republicans in the House and Senator Cruz,” Cutler said in a Facebook post from somewhere in Portland.

Cutler said the shutdown would have an awful impact on Maine’s tourist-reliant economy and federal workers.

“But the shutdown has other consequences that are serious for all of us,” he said. “[The] loss of trust Americans have in our government’s ability to govern fairly, competently and well, and diminished U.S. credibility around the world.”

In 2010, Cutler finished in second place with 36.5 percent of the vote, narrowly missing a chance to become the third Maine governor to reject party affiliation.

In that election, Cutler, who was born in Bangor but now lives in Cape Elizabeth, sought to portray himself as a centrist. But with his Tea Party-targeted rhetoric and embrace of the Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion proposal, it appears he is now positioning himself as the far left candidate of choice.

He is the only pro-choice candidate in the race.

S.E. Robinson
Maine Wire Reporter
serobinson@themainewire.com

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9 Comments

  1. Les Gibson on October 3, 2013 4:32 AM

    I have to laugh every time I hear Cutler’s campaign slogan, ‘independent, just like Maine.’ Cutler is just another Angus King, an ultra liberal Democrat who can’t be honest about who he is. He’s never seen a tax or welfare increase he didn’t like, and as a lobbyist who has worked to advance the interests of Communist China, he has no business in the Blaine House.

  2. Glen Hutchins on October 3, 2013 4:48 AM

    Who in their right mind trusts the gov’t, unless you are just another progressive. Cutler is as independent as King is.

  3. Jerry Bono on October 3, 2013 6:02 AM

    The only thing independent about Elliot Cutler is his integrity. It is independent of the truth, facts and conscience.

  4. Jeanne Sullivan on October 3, 2013 7:32 AM

    The people of Maine need to wake up. Cutler is a delusional liberal!

  5. Al Amoling on October 3, 2013 10:47 AM

    “[The] loss of trust Americans have in our government’s ability to govern fairly, competently and well, and diminished U.S. credibility around the world.”
    What so-called trust is there Eliot? ROFLMAO

  6. Joe Mac on October 4, 2013 11:32 AM

    demoracy is the law of the land! we are the majority! Tell Boehner no deal! bring a clean bill to the house from senate for vote! Or standup like a man and admit the house is to blame for shut down!

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