“If Maine Democrats can’t even agree on a 2022 election strategy, then they shouldn’t be trusted to govern.”Brown worries that Maxmin’s media tour may end up hurting rural Democrats in an already difficult election year. Some Maine Democratic Party officials declined to speak on the record about the book or Maxmin’s comments. “I’m proud of the work that rural Democrats have championed during my eight years in the legislature,” House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, said in a written statement. CLAIMS DISPUTEDMaxmin has said Lincoln County is the most rural county in one of the most rural states. She said her book seeks to use her experience in Maine to offer a broader critique of the state of the Democratic Party nationally.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2022 08:08 UTC