The Maine Wire
  • News
  • Commentary
  • Maine Wire TV
  • About
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending News
  • Maine Wire Podcast: Carroll Conley on Abortion, LGBT, and Religious Liberty in Maine
  • Dems Block Debate on Gov’s Late-Term Abortion Bill, Refuse GOP Questioning of Medical Experts
  • Partisan Vote Ends Brakey’s Bid for Welfare Work Requirements
  • Democrats Block Parental Rights Policies, Including Bill to Let Parents “Opt Out” of Critical Race Theory Programming
  • White House Bracing for Supreme Court to Kill Student Loan Forgiveness Program: WSJ
  • State Legislature Poised to Pass Bill Establishing Home “Energy Scoring System” That Will Be Voluntary — For Now
  • Syrian Asylum Seeker Targets Children in Stabbing Spree at French Playground
  • Study Shows Nearly a Third of Gen Z Supports In-Home Government Surveillance Cameras
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Maine Wire
Login
Friday, June 9
  • News
  • Commentary
  • Maine Wire TV
  • About
  • Contact
The Maine Wire
Home » News » Hypocrisy Abounds in the CD 2 Race
Commentary

Hypocrisy Abounds in the CD 2 Race

Jason SavageBy Jason SavageJune 9, 2016Updated:June 10, 2016No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

How many times have you seen liberal Maine candidates for office, or political leaders, decry the influence of ‘out-of-state money’ in Maine’s political world?

For more than a decade, liberals across Maine have maintained a steady drumbeat on that issue.

“Wealthy out-of-state interests are trying to buy Maine’s elections.”

“Republican <insert name here> is doing the bidding of their wealthy out-of-state donors.”

“We need to increase taxpayer funding of elections to fight the influence of out-of-state money in Maine politics.”

Yet, the entire time they were launching these attacks and using said attacks to their advantage, these same candidates and political leaders were riding electoral waves into office created with the funding of billionaires and a handful of well-heeled special interest groups.

Just this week, liberal Emily Cain was attacking the political speech of a Republican as ‘unconstitutional’ (still not sure how free speech is unconstitutional), while conveniently ignoring that Michael Bloomberg, a New York City billionaire, has already dumped $3 million into Maine to directly violate the rights of Mainers under our Maine Constitution.

Cain Tweet

Article I, Section 16 of the State of Maine Constitution – “Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.”

You would think that in a rural district with very low violent crime and very high gun ownership, a candidate for Congress who claims to understand the values of Maine people would speak out against a New York City billionaire funding a referendum that flies in the face of Article I, Section 16 of her state’s constitution.

But Emily Cain did not oppose this influx of millions in out-of-state money from a New York City billionaire. Of course, with Cain’s track record of saying one thing and doing another, it’s no surprise.

Now, there is no doubt that Emily Cain’s claim to oppose the influence of out-of-state money or dark money in Maine politics is a hollow talking point – the question is: will Emily Cain stand idly by or support the use of dark money from a New York City billionaire as it is used to assault the constitutional rights of Maine people?

As we saw this week, Ms. Cain does not hesitate to invoke the U.S. Constitution for a political attack, even if she did so in an incredibly wrongheaded and confusing manner, but will she conveniently ignore the Maine Constitution when it comes time to take a stand on Bloomberg’s multi-million-dollar assault on the Maine people’s right to keep and bear arms?

My guess is yes, and sadly, we will see another layer of Emily Cain’s hypocrisy peeled away like an onion. And for anyone who sincerely values their constitutional rights, Ms. Cain’s hypocrisy is already filling Maine’s political world with a similarly acrid stench.

Campaign Finance Dark Money elections Emily Cain Featured Opinion out-of-state money Second Amendment
Previous ArticleClinton’s Pattern of Dishonesty is Alarming
Next Article Serving Those Who Have Served Our Nation
Jason Savage

Jason Savage has been the Executive Director of the Maine GOP since 2013. Before heading up Maine's premier political party, he co-founded and served as Executive Director of the non-profit organization Maine People Before Politics, where he advocated for lower taxes, less debt, welfare reform and other priorities for Maine people. Jason's work has been published in every major newspaper in Maine.

Related Posts

Question A Helps Fix the Mess Socialists Made in Portland

June 6, 2023

Flashback: BlackRock CEO Says Investment Firm Forces Companies to Change Behavior on Diversity with Threats of Impacts to Compensation

June 5, 2023

Democrats, Inequity, and Exclusion: Desjardin

June 5, 2023

Leave A Reply

Recent News

Maine Wire Podcast: Carroll Conley on Abortion, LGBT, and Religious Liberty in Maine

June 8, 2023

Dems Block Debate on Gov’s Late-Term Abortion Bill, Refuse GOP Questioning of Medical Experts

June 8, 2023

Partisan Vote Ends Brakey’s Bid for Welfare Work Requirements

June 8, 2023

Democrats Block Parental Rights Policies, Including Bill to Let Parents “Opt Out” of Critical Race Theory Programming

June 8, 2023

White House Bracing for Supreme Court to Kill Student Loan Forgiveness Program: WSJ

June 8, 2023
Newsletter

News

  • News
  • Campaigns & Elections
  • Opinion & Commentary
  • Media Watch
  • Education
  • Media

Maine Wire

  • About the Maine Wire
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Commentary
  • Complaints
  • Maine Policy Institute

Resources

  • Maine Legislature
  • Legislation Finder
  • Get the Newsletter
  • Maine Wire TV

Facebook Twitter Instagram Steam RSS
  • Post Office Box 7829, Portland, Maine 04112

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

Sign In or Register

Welcome Back!

Login below or Register Now.

Lost password?

Register Now!

Already registered? Login.

A password will be e-mailed to you.