Maine Democratic Party

Wednesday night, Maine was in front of the world for a couple minutes during the roll call vote.

At first, it didn’t happen. Only a few states were going to go before New York, where Clinton would suspend the nominating process, and then to the Illinois delegation who would officially nominate Obama for President.

Maine wasn’t one of them.

Hillary was running late, however, so John Knutson, chairman of the Maine Democratic Party, was told that Maine would be announcing its results. As Louisiana wrapped up, he was asked to speak for an extra two minutes.

Knutson said he was able to add a little bit, and Montana made up for the rest.

The Maine Democratic Party will appeal to the state Supreme Court in its case against the Secretary of State's office over the inclusion of Herbert Hoffman on the November ballot in the U.S. Senate race.

The Maine Democratic Party is continuing its crusade to remove independent candidate Herb Hoffman from the ballot in the race for the U.S. Senate.

Party officials filed an appeal Monday with the state Superior Court for a reversal of a recent decision by the Secretary of State that would allow Hoffman to remain on the ballot.

Hoffman is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Allen.

The Maine Democratic Party campaign organization, Victory 2008, revealed its new look yesterday with a completely revamped logo, slogan, and website.

Seeking to "capture the spirit of change," Maine Democrats switched their slogan to "change begins with me in Maine" and opted for a logo with a twist on the words Maine Democratic Party: the ‘e' in "Democratic" is backwards.

The Maine Democratic Party is preparing for challenges from either campaign as the state convention approaches, since every delegate is at stake in the contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.