We're putting the blog on hiatus now that the campaign season has ended.
Dieter Bradbury, our political correspondent, is on vacation. And the other members of the Political Extra team have moved back to their regular beats covering news and issues in greater Portland.
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., campaigned for Chellie Pingree today in Portland.
Pingree, a Democrat, is running against Republican Charlie Summers for Maine's 1st Congressional District seat.
Iran may have just become an issue in the race for Maine
