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Trump wants LePage to challenge King in U.S. Senate race in Maine
Source: Washington Post
Trump wants LePage to challenge King in U.S. Senate race in Maine
By Josh Dawsey December 6 at 5:11 PM
President Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) to run for the U.S. Senate, according to White House advisers.
Trump has told advisers that he plans to call LePage, who endorsed him in February 2016, and ask him to jump in against Sen. Angus King in 2018 and offer his endorsement. King is an independent who often caucuses with the Democrats.
White House officials have been in touch with LePage’s political team in recent weeks, according to two people with knowledge of the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly.
LePage’s name came up again Tuesday at a White House meeting on Senate candidates, the officials said, as Trump and his team went through a list of states and races — including Arizona, Missouri and Maine — looking at individual candidates and poll numbers.
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By Josh Dawsey December 6 at 5:11 PM
President Trump is pushing Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) to run for the U.S. Senate, according to White House advisers.
Trump has told advisers that he plans to call LePage, who endorsed him in February 2016, and ask him to jump in against Sen. Angus King in 2018 and offer his endorsement. King is an independent who often caucuses with the Democrats.
White House officials have been in touch with LePage’s political team in recent weeks, according to two people with knowledge of the talks who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly.
LePage’s name came up again Tuesday at a White House meeting on Senate candidates, the officials said, as Trump and his team went through a list of states and races — including Arizona, Missouri and Maine — looking at individual candidates and poll numbers.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-wants-lepage-to-challenge-king-in-maine-senate-race/2017/12/06/796af484-daca-11e7-8e5f-ccc94e22b133_story.html
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