Former Gov. Paul LePage markedly steered away from discussing abortion measures at a marketing campaign cease in Windham on Tuesday 4 days after the Supreme Courtroom overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate mentioned if he’s elected, he’ll give attention to the economic system, vitality, policing, youngsters and fixing the state’s well being care system. “I don’t have time for abortion,” he mentioned, in line with a video posted to Twitter by NewsCenter Maine reporter Jackie Mundry.
“There’s simply a lot that must be achieved that to me is essential for all Mainers. Abortion impacts few,” LePage mentioned.
Whereas LePage repeatedly attended anti-abortion rallies throughout his tenure and mentioned throughout his 2014 reelection marketing campaign that he opposed “killing infants as a type of contraception” as a dig at Deliberate Parenthood, his 2022 platform has not outlined a transparent technique to handle abortion entry issues.
He provided a roundabout assertion on abortion on Might 3 that reiterated his personal anti-abortion stance, together with saying that late-term abortions are “disturbing to most individuals,” however a spokesperson for LePage didn’t elaborate on how that may very well be interpreted as a part of his third bid to develop into Maine’s governor.
On the Tuesday occasion, LePage reportedly mentioned that he stays a supporter of homosexual marriage, noting that his closest brother resides “that different life-style,” Maine Public reporter Fred Bever tweeted on Tuesday.
LePage acquired an endorsement for his gubernatorial marketing campaign from the Maine Related Builders and Contractors at Tuesday’s occasion.
As of the primary week of June, LePage had been out-fundraised by incumbent Gov. Janet Mills, who had raised $3.2 million to LePage’s determine that stood simply shy of $1.5 million on the finish of Might. LePage gained each his 2010 and 2014 campaigns, regardless of lagging in funding.
