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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jul 22, 2017, 08:19 PM Jul 2017

LePage Flirts With Run For Senate Again [View all]

Two months after ruling out a bid for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Paul LePage suggested Thursday that there's a possibility he may challenge independent U.S. Sen. Angus King next year.

The Republican governor also acknowledged that he's being pressured to run by the Trump administration.

LePage told Portland radio station WGAN that he may reconsider if Auburn state Sen. Eric Brakey's Senate bid doesn't gain traction.

"I'm gonna tell you this," he said, "I'm gonna watch what Eric Brakey is doing and if he doesn't start resonating pretty quick, there's a possibility I might change my mind."

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