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Lizzy Reinholt, spokeswoman for the Maine Democratic Party, said the party has recorded the governor's events because he has a history of saying things that are untrue. She said the tracker had permission to tape speeches from the Veterans Day event, although the governor's staff had restricted the tracker's access to past events....
...Trackers have been following LePage since he was sworn into office in 2011. They are common now in politics nationwide, and are most often paid for by state or national party groups during election cycles.
...Trackers have been following LePage since he was sworn into office in 2011. They are common now in politics nationwide, and are most often paid for by state or national party groups during election cycles.
It sounds like the tracking is overt and transparent. Still, it seems a bit over-the-top to have some person from the enemy camp following you around recording all your conversations - even for a governor. The purpose of the tracker isn't to insure that governor doesn't mess up - he does plenty of that with or without the tracker. But the purpose is simply to collect mud for slinging purposes next election. It feels very British.
Despite that, it's really a practice that takes place outside the state house. I can't see where the governor demanding the tracker be called off before he'll do his job is very professional or even, you know - grown up.