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Maine Gubernatorial Hopefuls on Civility, Medicaid, Guns

Maine Gubernatorial Hopefuls on Civility, Medicaid, Guns

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Candidates for Maine’s next governor agree it’s time for civility after eight years often colored by Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s attacks on lawmakers and opponents.

The Associated Press polled Maine’s 16 Republican, Democratic, independent and third-party registered candidates ahead of the June primary. House Republican leader and gubernatorial candidate Ken Fredette has not yet provided answers to the poll.

Candidates of various political stripes largely agree that the next governor shouldn’t lob personal attacks at lawmakers.

They largely split on partisan lines on Medicaid expansion and gun policy.

The 2018 race is set to be as much a referendum on LePage’s record as a chance for dialogue about the nation’s oldest state’s economic struggles and potential. The term-limited governor has sworn he’ll work up until his last day in office.

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