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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 08/07/2026

You file the paperwork with the FEC so that you can engage in certain campaign activities (fundraising)

Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 07/07/2026

David has, unfortunately, proven not to be a capable campaigner. We need the largest, strongest, organization possible, and David cannot build that before November. There are multiple options from the gov field that would do better.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 23/06/2026

I've gone through the cast vote record and found one tid-bit I thought worth sharing: If 163 more voters ranked Wood 2nd instead of Dunlap (after Loud), Dunlap would have been eliminated (by 1 vote). Then, with Dunlap's votes reallocated, Baldacci would win by 663 votes. #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 22/06/2026

Counter strike reference!

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The people in the room just sang happy birthday to Jackie.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 10/06/2026

The best part of primary day is that a lot of consultants political tourism trips to our state just ended. Wish em well on their flight back to DC. And Maine campaigns: hire more Mainers! #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 09/06/2026

This election season will be insufferable here in Maine. But I always enjoy Election Day. Go vote ya blokes #mepolitics

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

To be clear: the lower court said the map intentionally discriminates against black people in violation of the *constitution* (not just the VRA) and the MAGA Majority of SCOTUS is saying "that's ok now."

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 28/05/2026

Democratic primaries since 2024 can be summed up as: 📈 young people 📉 old people Except for the gov race (where all 5 are reasonably close in age) the UNH pine tree poll says the same is playing out here #mepolitics scholars.unh.edu/survey_cente...

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Platner Leads Collins in Maine Senate Race 5/27/2026

With the Maine primary only two weeks away, Graham Platner holds a dominant lead in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate following the withdrawal of Governor Janet Mills. Platner leads incumbent Rep...

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 22/05/2026

Trump has literally launched wars from mar o lago… he just hates his son

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21/05/2026

BREAKING: In a win for Maine and Wisconsin voters, federal courts ruled that the DOJ cannot obtain access to the states’ unredacted voter data. The DOJ is now 0-8 in its legal effort seeking access to such information. Full story to come.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 20/05/2026

Why or why dear Michigan do you have your primary in AUGUST? I simply do not want that many more weeks of #MISen discourse.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 30/04/2026

He should drop out because he has failed to garner any sizeable amount of support (volunteers, donations, votes from when he ran 2 years ago and came in last place). Defeating Susan Collins will take a historically large and engaged movement and campaign organization. David has failed to do either.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 30/04/2026

National news on #MESen is good, but a local perspective is better. I took to Substack to share a campaign operative's perspective on Janet Mills' withdrawal from the race. Let me know what you think! #mepolitics christianricci.substack.com/p/mills-is-out

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Mills is OUT.

Lets walk through the announcement and the state of the race, which is crucial to Democrats' ability to win back the Senate this November.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 30/04/2026

@davidcostello.bsky.social has failed to establish any momentum (after 3 YEARS of campaigning), he arguably should drop out, too. @grahamformaine.bsky.social will be the nominee; it's time for the establishment to build bridges with him for a coordinated effort this fall. #mepolitics #MESen

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Heating oil prices in Maine continued to go up last week, hitting an average of $4.97/gallon March 16. Chart shows the price change since Trump took office. www.maine.gov/energy/heati...

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 13/03/2026

This is another escalation that will have, I fear, even more of an impact on oil prices than all we’ve borne so far combined. Note how he waited for markets to close. All eyes on oil futures on Monday #econsky

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country. www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers

More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The sheer scale of the corruption - announced just today - is astounding and shameful.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 19/02/2026

The 2028 tour for Dems shifted up a gear this month. Kamala rebooted campaign HQ. Pete is coming to NH. Gavin is just gooning from CA to Davos. Things are heating up.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 19/02/2026

“Happy year of the fire horse” goes so hard idk why

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.” (Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...

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ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 14/02/2026

Has an 8 million dollar super bowl ad ever back fired harder than this?

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 13/02/2026

The news oscillates from bad to very bad. But the NASCAR season starts in earnest this week, and that is unironically making me happy. Can't be sad when car go fast.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Very much worth watching Robert Kagan with Tim Miller. No happy talk, but important and bracing talk: Trump is going to do everything he can to hold onto his near monopoly on power. Anything to stall or stop a Democratic Congress in 2027. Who’s going to stop him? open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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Robert Kagan and Marianne Williamson: Slipping Into Dictatorship

Donald Trump is going to do everything he can to hold onto his near monopoly on power after the midterms.

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Joe Perticone @cheetah.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Taking a $40 million loss on an ego-greasing documentary is worth it to keep tens of billions in govt contracts.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Steve Kerr on the murder of Renee Good: "It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/12/2025

New in PN: Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down "The truly devoted will still open their wallets to buy lifetime supplies of Trump Bronzer for Men, Trump Blast Energy Drink, & Trump Adult Diapers. But his name should not adorn anything official, anything representing our country & its govt"

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Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down

He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19/12/2025

I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 17/12/2025

I can’t stop reading the vanity fair piece it’s so good

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 19/11/2025

Trump is a lame duck and people have realized it. That’s actually a really important step!

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 06/11/2025

Just adding— each question was roughly a 90-10 issue within each party. Fairly lopsided, but not totally unusual to find Dems sympathetic to the governors argument on Q2 or MAGA types who just get red flag, no questions asked (think abt how Florida has red flag and it’s just the norm)

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 06/11/2025

I did my own poll/survey in April- and the partisan relationship on these two questions that I found then came out to be absolutely true. For roughly every R that supported Q2, there was a D that supported Q1. But anti-Trump sentiment gave Ds the turnout juice they needed. #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

Correcting myself -- they do provide the full question wording in the results document, but do not specify what was displayed to respondents on their screen as they completed the survey.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

On the ME Sen point -- this type of poll can have some utility in tracking the horse race. So long as the same panel gets asked about the race every few months, it is worth watching the trendline. I think that was the purpose of this poll, and they included the ballot questions for extra attention.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

Some issues: 1- its an online panel of recruited participants not a random sample 2- the turnout model relied on a simple self-report that was then weighted to the ACS and 2024 results (for predicting off-year referenda, this makes no sense) 3- they didn't even use the ballot question wording

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

I knew this was a garbage poll when I read it, but it did give me heartburn. State-level polling is more difficult (and expensive) than ever, and very few pollsters can/will invest enough to do it right. Let's remember this over the next year as national attention on us turns up! #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

My commitment to this bit has only grown. I went to Martinsville this year and already have my tickets for Bowman Gray and London in 2026.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

Celebrate. Think about how nice it feels to win. Wake up tomorrow determined to feel this way again in November 2026. The work begins now!

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 05/11/2025

Working for yes on 2 was such an interesting experience with the quirkiness of #mepolitics, and I’m so happy to see this cross the finish line with a victory. We will be safer for it!

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 24/10/2025

Vote Yes on 2. Red flag laws save lives. #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 24/10/2025

I don’t think any of their current staff have any Maine experience. Their finance report shows a bunch of employees from out of state using the campaign PO Box as their address to mask that fact.

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 23/10/2025

A lot of issues with this poll. The sample, timeframe, weighting, I all take issue with. But it is probably the only public poll we will get for a while. Key takeaway: for the next 10 or so days focus on getting out the vote for No on 1 and Yes on 2. We can resume #MESen talk later. #mepolitics

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 23/10/2025

I will be at Martinsville this weekend witnessing the true meaning of freedom- which is apparently just cheap hot dogs but I’m all for it

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Christian Ricci @cricci.pro · 22/10/2025

So were the tattoo cover-up shops completely booked for 20 years straight?

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