Please show your support for Maine's Governor Baldacci by participating in the online poll posted today by the Portland Press Herald now!
At the moment the results are:
Cianchette: 57.30%
Baldacci: 36.76%
Not sure: 5.95%
Total Votes: 925
Here is the link to go vote, the poll is halfway down on the right.
More on the flip...
The Portland Press Herald story
Cianchette: State on the wrong track begins with this:
Peter Cianchette announced Thursday that he will enter the Republican gubernatorial primary for a chance to win the office that eluded him in 2002, when he lost to Democratic Gov. John Baldacci, who is seeking re-election.
Cianchette's entry into the race prompted another Republican, former U.S. Rep. David Emery, to say he will remain on the sidelines.
Cianchette said in an interview that he's running for governor because he believes the state is heading in the wrong direction on issues such as taxes, state spending and health care.
Baldacci closes with this:
Baldacci said Thursday that he knows and likes Cianchette, and looks forward to the campaign no matter how things shake out among Republicans. He said he is focusing his efforts on the proposed base closures and other state business.
"If I do a good job at that, the politics will work themselves out," he said.
I sure hope that Baldacci sticks to business.