Serial flip-flopper Jared Golden has big problems.
Serial flip-flopper Jared Golden has big problems.
Golden’s favorability has cratered to it’s lowest ever, he’s potentially facing a serious primary challenger, and two polls already show him losing to Paul LePage.
“From poll numbers to fundraising numbers, Mainers are making it clear: They are ready to send serial flip-flopper Jared Golden packing next year.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole
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Trump Ally Paul LePage Surging in Marquee Maine Matchup Against Democrat Rep. Jared Golden
Breitbart
Bradley Jaye
August 22, 2025
Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) might be the perfect candidate in Maine’s pro-President Donald Trump Second Congressional District to take out incumbent Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), and he’s already showing to be Golden’s strongest challenge yet.
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LePage has won big in the district in each of his past three campaigns for governor. And after just 57 days in the race, LePage already raised a massive $550,000 – nearly 90 percent of them coming from Mainers.
His Trump bona fides – LePage has been praised as a “longtime ally” of Trump, who carried the district by 9 points last November – weigh in his favor as well.
LePage is counting on his background to show Mainers he will fight for them. The former governor fled an abusive family environment at age eleven, learned to speak English to get through school, and worked his way through college, eventually becoming a business leader and governor.
Meanwhile, polling suggests Golden is more vulnerable than ever.
Two polls already show Golden losing in a head-to-head matchup with LePage. And the incumbent’s favorability is lower than at any point in his congressional career, sitting at jut 48% favorable and 41% unfavorable – four points lower than ever.
Golden faces problems from his left flank as well, with his base threatening to take him out before he even faces LePage.
He has one primary challenger already, and Matt Dunlap, Maine’s former Secretary of State, is seriously considering challenging him in the primary as well. Democrat Leadership tried to intervene to stop Dunlap from entering in the race, but those efforts appear to have emboldened him.
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Now in his fourth term in Washington, Golden has built a record that exposes him to legitimate accusations of serial flip-flopper. Republicans have exposed Golden for flip-flopping on everything from immigration and transgender issues to illegal immigrants voting in U.S. elections and gun rights.
The dynamics present Republicans a key pickup opportunity in a state that by most metrics should be held by the GOP.
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