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Pre-election day standalone photo gallery
Pre-election day standalone photo gallery
A southbound logging truck on U.S. Route 201 drives alongside the Kennebec River through The Forks on Wednesday morning. In 2020, Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied 18-18 in this tiny Somerset County town. This time around, however, based on an informal series of interviews, support in The Forks and the surrounding area seems to be weighted toward Trump.
Howard Trotsky, 84, a former Republican Maine senator, shows his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the front yard of his home in Caratunk. “My country is more important than my party,” he says.
Susan Hathaway, 64, is Town Clerk in The Forks. In 2020, Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied 18-18 in this tiny Somerset County town. Hathaway, who is reluctantly planning to vote for Trump, said the election will be staffed by her, plus a registered Republican and a registered Democrat to make certain that “all the ducks are in a row.”
Shannon Thibodeau, 46, of Moscow, leans against his truck door after grabbing a cup of coffee at Berry’s General Store in West Forks on Tuesday. Thibodeau, whose main issues in the upcoming presidential election are the economy and immigration, is planning to vote for former President Donald Trump.
Russell Walters, president of Northern Outdoors – a rafting company, restaurant, campground and lodging facility in The Forks – wouldn’t divulge how he was planning to vote in the upcoming presidential election, but said The Forks’ outdoor attractions appeal to people with a wide range of political outlooks.
