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Maine’s high-stakes 2nd District race still too close to call

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80% Informative

With 72% of the vote tallied at 8:30 a.m. , Rep. Jared Golden was leading challenger Austin Theriault 50.8% to 48.9% .

Golden had a lead of 5,237 votes, according to estimates from the Associated Press .

The 2nd District race was one of the most hotly contested congressional races in the country, drawing about $30 million in combined spending.

Theriault coasted to a win in the Republican primary this year after getting Trump ’s endorsement.

Outside groups have so far spent $2 million more than to help Golden , primarily through $10.3 million in attack ads.

Golden has benefited from $9.4 million in outside spending, of which nearly $8.2 million has been spent attacking Therault .

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85

Informative language

84

Neutral language

67

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

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