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Golden provokes fellow House Democrats

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Rep. Jared Golden of Maine has provoked fellow House Democrats by endorsing Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler, whom Democratic leadership views as a top target. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Lawler and dismissed Golden's endorsement due to its geographical distance from both their districts—Maine and New York are over 400 miles apart. The article highlights Golden’s history of voting against his party and questions whether he will remain neutral or endorse Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the upcoming Senate race in Maine.

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Rep. Jared Golden, a Democratic congressman from Maine set to retire, unexpectedly endorsed Republican Mike Lawler, a representative from New York's Hudson Valley, for re-election in an ultra-competitive race that could influence the balance of power in the House. Writing in his hometown paper The Journal News, Golden praised Lawler as a "true partner" who works across party lines on issues like protecting fishing jobs threatened by new regulations. This endorsement came despite criticism from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, who called Lawler a "partisan hack and Trump sycophant." The race is considered crucial as it falls in one of five GOP-held districts won by Democrats in the 2024 presidential election.

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Golden PERSON · 3× Republican NORP · 3× Maine GPE · 2× Senate ORG · 2× Democrats NORP · 1× Hakeem Jeffries PERSON · 1× House ORG · 1× Jared Golden PERSON · 1× Mike Lawler PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1×

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With Maine once again hosting a competitive Senate race, the obvious next question is whether Golden will stay neutral as he did in 2020 — or if he’ll back Republican Sen. Susan Collins. A Golden spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on his stance on the Senate race.

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🔮 With Maine once again hosting a competitive Senate race, the obvious next question is whether Golden will stay neutral as he did in 2020 — or if he’ll back Republican Sen. Susan Collins. A Golden spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on his stance on the Senate race.

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Golden provokes fellow House Democrats · assertive framing

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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, is once again frustrating his fellow Democrats after endorsing Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a top target of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. asserted

Golden → frustrate → Jeffries

In response, Jeffries dismissed Lawler as a “partisan hack and Trump sycophant” who is “peddling an 11th hour endorsement from a retiring Congressmember who represents an out-of-town district more than 400 miles away.” asserted

who → dismiss → district

Golden, who is no stranger to voting against his party, has taken an iconoclastic approach to his last months in Congress by repeatedly backing Republican procedural votes. asserted

who → vote → votes

spokesperson → host → race