Cynthia: Mike, “rational choice theory” applied to politics suggests that self-interested voters will do a cost-benefit analysis in the voting booth and base their choice on which candidate will maximize their personal gain and minimize their loss if elected. Given the polls to date and a recent muddled press conference, how does a Cutler supporter rationalize […]
Mike: Well, Cynthia, we have 11 days until the election. Time to make some predictions! Care to add a wager as well? Cynthia: I’m game! Twenty bucks says national Republican hysteria about ebola will shine a light on how utterly unprepared and ill-equipped the Maine CDC is to handle any crisis, let alone an epidemic. […]
Cynthia: Eliot Cutler was recently described by a Boston Globe columnist as a guy “who conveys the sense of someone who believes his superiority as a would-be governor is so self-evident that it’s a little wearying to have to point it out.” When asked the spoiler question, Cutler apparently said of Gov. Paul LePage and Congressman Mike […]
Mike: Cynthia, you missed quite a week. The changing forest industries — with growth in Baileyville and Ashland with closings in Bucksport and Millinocket — has led to a discussion about the myriad of incentives used to attract and support businesses. What say you? Cynthia: I say if “welfare reform” is on the agenda this […]
Editor’s Note: He Said, She Said is taking a break this week. Instead, we’ve posed a question to Mike Cianchette, the Republican part of the He Said, She Said duo, and guest columnist Ian Grady. They have offered responses from their respective points of view. Cynthia Dill will return next week. Maine is the oldest […]
