A toned down Paul LePage says 'Maine is crumbling’ around his Democratic successor Gov. Jane Mills
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Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who's running to win back his old job, takes aim at Democratic successor Gov. Janet Mills in a Fox News interview
LePage, who was first elected governor in 2010 and re-elected four years later, was prevented by term limits from seeking a third straight term in 2018. The pugnacious LePage became known both inside Maine and across the country for stirring controversy thanks to his off-the-cuff remarks.
Among them, during his first campaign for governor, LePage said he would tell then-President Barack Obama to "go to hell" if he were elected. And a few years later the then-governor said that out-of-state drug dealers with names such as "D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty" sell heroin in Maine and impregnate "young White girl[s]" before they leave.