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Segment 1-2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson starts with last night’s debate between Matt Dunlap and Paul LePage, he gets into Maine’s elections, some of the common sense candidates across the state that need your vote if we are going to stop the madness and points out that the cost of living has gone up under their watch. We need to show up to City and School Council meetings and hold them accountable.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Rep. Steve Bishop (Bucksport, Orland, Verona Island, and Penobscot) joins Ray and they talk about last night’s debates, the lack-luster campaigns in Southern Maine, and more.
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\nSegments 5-8: \u00a0<\/strong>Shawn Moody (Moody\u2019s Collision<\/a>) and Mike Shepherd<\/a>\u00a0(Political Editor for the\u00a0Bangor Daily News<\/a>) join Ray and Steve Bishop. Shawn shares some memories of Steve and Craig Buck (Travis Mills’ Father in Law), they get into last night’s debates and polls leading up to the election.
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\nSegments 9-12:\u00a0<\/strong> Jon starts off with his latest story that he is working on and some of the obstacles he has had thrown at him. Kenny Cianchette (Candidate For Maine Senate for District 26<\/a> and owner of Erik’s Church<\/a>) drops in as Corenna Quirk (Q-Point Podcast found on all platforms) joins by phone. They talk about some of the Q-Point upcoming guests including Gov. Mills and some of the issues facing Maine. The boys talk about the Democrats that have been in charge and their policies, the debate between Sen. Tim Nangle and Kenny, Rep. Sue Salisbury, and more.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong>No\u00ebl Bonam (Director AARP Maine<\/a>) joins Kenny and Ray and he shares the AARP Maine survey and they discuss what the AARP Maine found was some of the major concerns in the older and younger voters. They chat about the directions of conversations and how it might affect the elections.
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\nSegment 15-16:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and Kenny talk about the debate on Tuesday night at Westbrook High School for the Representative and Senate seats for those districts. Candidates were Rep. Sue Salisbury and Candidate Larry McWilliams (Independent candidate for Maine House District 128<\/a> – Westbrook) also Sen. Tim Nangle and Kenny Cianchette (Candidate For Maine Senate for District 26<\/a> and owner of Erik’s Church<\/a>).
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