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Portland mayor addresses political divisiveness in annual message

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October 18, 2022
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“I’m disheartened and distressed to see the form of electioneering and private attacking that’s now commonplace in Portland, Maine,” the mayor stated.

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PORTLAND, Maine — “That is the actual state of our metropolis. We’re polarized. We’re divided,” Portland Mayor Kate Snyder stated through the State of Metropolis deal with Monday night. 

After discussing achievements in Portland surrounding housing, pandemic restoration, and extra, Snyder turned her focus within the deal with to the rising divisiveness in Portland politics.

“I’m disheartened and distressed to see the form of electioneering and private attacking that’s now commonplace in Portland, Maine,” Snyder stated. 

Snyder’s State of the Metropolis deal with come simply three weeks forward of a pivotal second for the town.

Portland will chart the course for its future this election, when voters resolve on 13 referendum questions that would alter Portland’s operate of presidency. 

Throughout the town, marketing campaign indicators might be noticed on almost each avenue nook and intersection. Supporters and opponents of metropolis poll questions can usually be discovered discussing and arguing their positions on social media, and digital and print adverts have gotten much more seen.

#Tonight We’re taking a better have a look at political divisiveness in Portland three weeks out from election day. “We’re polarized. We’re divided,” Mayor Kate Snyder stated throughout her State of the Metropolis deal with Monday. pic.twitter.com/uwbV1tJCAd

— Sean Stackhouse (@StackhouseNCME) October 18, 2022

“What I’ve seen occur for a while now could be that there is a deep and chronic messaging that one camp or one aspect of a problem is sweet, and one is unhealthy,” Snyder stated.

Former Portland Mayor Tom Allen is in settlement with Snyder.

“I might say that is essentially the most divisive I’ve ever seen Portland metropolis politics,” Allen stated. 

Allen, who serves as chair of poll query committee Protect Portland’s Future, is advocating in opposition to Questions 2 and 5 on the Portland poll.

“Simply overturning your complete system of presidency right here, that is method too bold, even from their viewpoint, I feel. And it is a basic mistake, as a result of it churns up the political battle greater than it needs to be,” Allen stated.

I spoke with former Mayors Tom Allen & Ethan Strimling concerning the divisiveness. Allen agrees w/ Snyder, saying it is essentially the most divisive he remembers Portland politics. Strimling nevertheless says it is voters lastly demanding their voices be heard @newscentermaine pic.twitter.com/YmUpRKsbbC

— Sean Stackhouse (@StackhouseNCME) October 18, 2022

Not all former Portland mayors are in settlement about political divisiveness. Former Mayor Ethan Strimling, who’s a member of Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America advocating for referendum questions B, C, and D, believes voters are lastly demanding they’ve a voice in native authorities.

“Generally people who find themselves in elected workplace when the individuals have a distinct place than they do, they think about that divisive,” Strimling stated. “There’s lots of people whose voices haven’t been heard for a very long time that are actually demanding their voice be heard.”

Snyder says it doesn’t matter what selections voters make on the polls this yr, the town must come collectively to maneuver ahead.

“Regardless of inevitable disagreements, inevitable disagreements, it is the shared dedication to deal with the problems at hand that may transfer this metropolis ahead for everyone,” Snyder stated. 



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