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Writer and political activist Jean Hay Bright is now semi-retired, running an organic farm in Dixmont Maine with her husband David Bright. Her two political books are "Proud to be a Card-Carrying, Flag-Waving, Patriotic American Liberal (1996), and "A Tale of Dirty Tricks: Susan Collins v. Public Record" (2002) about Maine's 1996 U.S. Senate race. In 2006, she was Maine's Democratic candidate who ran against U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Her 2003 memoir, "Meanwhile, Next Door to the Good Life," about homesteading next to authors Helen and Scott Nearing, was revised in 2013 to include a chapter on Scott Nearing's FBI file. OpEd News Member for 992 week(s) and 4 day(s) 18 Articles, 3 Quick Links, 61 Comments, 0 Diaries, 0 Polls
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
From Maine to Hawaii, Electoral College votes cast for Bernie Sanders SHARE 
Maine Democratic Electoral College elector David Bright tried to cast his vote for Bernie Sanders Monday, but his vote was ruled invalid. In a second round of voting, he cast his vote for Hillary Clinton, who won the statewide vote in Maine.In Minnesota, Elector Muhammad Abdurrahman wanted to vote for Sanders, but instead he was replaced by someone who voted for Clinton.In Hawaii, Elector David Mulinix saw the video of David Bright trying to vote for Bernie Sanders, and decided at the last minute to vote for Sanders. His vote, unlike Bright's and Abdurrahman's, will count in the Electoral College totals.
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
Electoral Votes Matter: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump SHARE
Now that we're down to three people still running for President, two on one side, one on the other (plus Green Party's Dr. Jill Stein waiting in the wings), here's what the Electoral College map looks like at CounterPunch. "It’s a blowout. Sanders beats Trump and has twenty-four electoral votes
to spare while Clinton would be sixty-two delegates short." Super-delegates, please take note.
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
hoffmanforsenate.us - Herbert Hoffman speech announcing write-in campaign for U.S. Senate SHARE
Sept. 9, 2008, Portland Maine. Independent U.S. Senate candidate announces a write-in campaign, after the Democratic Party's successful effort to get him tossed off the Nov. ballot. Herb Hoffman stands for peace, impeachment, single-payer health care, a real Progressive. Time is short to throw him some coin. Do it NOW. www.hoffmanforsenate.us
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