BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 22, 2023
With less than two months before Election Day, it looks like many Mainers are undecided on the utility takeover referendum that is the most sweeping one of the eight questions on the ballot. There have been no public or independent polls released so far on these questions. On Thursday, we got the first survey, although it was paid for by a political group run by Versant Power, one of the two utilities along with Central Maine Power Co. that is fighting Question 3. The main lesson is that Democrats are the key battleground here, which is one reason why you see both sides focusing on them.