Democrat Sara Gideon’s Senate Campaign Engulfed by Scandal

Yesterday marked one of the worst days of Sara Gideon’s Senate campaign. It began with a startling revelation that her husband was considering coronavirus lawsuits against veterans’ homes she refused to fund as Speaker.

The Washington Examiner: “But when Gideon, speaker of the Maine House, had chances to support state bills that would have financially aided homes, she did not take them.”

“Berman & Simmons, the personal injury law firm where the Senate candidate’s husband Benjamin Gideon is a partner, started publishing blog posts earlier this year about whether people can sue for exposure to the coronavirus, and encouraged readers to contact the firm’s attorneys for a consultation.”

Things only got worse from there. A report from Townhall.com revealed Gideon was receiving intense backlash from Maine voters after dodging multiple primary debates. This came after she had previously committed to debating, stating “I’m looking forward to having a debate. We’ll do it.”

Townhall.com: “The frontrunner in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary is receiving backlash for avoiding debates with primary opponents. The Speaker of the Maine’s state house, Sara Gideon, declined to participate in the only televised debate ahead of Maine’s primary on July 14th. Gideon’s two competitors, Betsy Sweet and Bre Kidman, participated in Monday’s debate without the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)-backed candidate.”

As if two new scandals emerging in one day weren’t enough, a third story followed. The Washington Free Beacon revealed Gideon had paid thousands of dollars to a liberal dark money group responsible for the botched Iowa Democratic caucus.

Washington Free Beacon: “Gideon has been hit with numerous ethics complaints over her past campaign finance operations. An ethics watchdog unanimously found she had violated state laws after reimbursing herself for political contributions to federal campaigns from her now dissolved leadership PAC.”