Charles, Pingree spend third debate blaming each other for Mainers’ woes

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 1,152

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Hannah Pingree punctuated every answer by blaming each other for Mainers’ troubles during their third televised debate on Thursday night.

During the hourlong conversation hosted by WGME, Charles repeatedly accused what he dubbed the “Mills-Pingree administration” for worsening every challenge he was asked about. Pingree pushed back by attributing Mainers’ hardships to a lack of affordability due to President Donald Trump’s policies.

The finger-pointing resulted in …

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