The persistent slop of the Maine Wire is paying off
EXCERPTS
Led by Steve Robinson, who presents himself as a hotshot investigative reporter, the site’s influence is growing quickly — to the detriment of political discourse in a state once known for its civility and equanimity.
Today’s conservative candidates tend to kowtow to Robinson, who recently collaborated on a project with Tucker Carlson, allowing the Maine Wire to set the news agenda and even the prevailing tone of the campaign statewide.
The shift began in earnest after Robinson took the helm as editor-in-chief in 2023, bringing with him a digital strategy determined to attract attention to the site and its MAGA-oriented ideas.
A Bowdoin College graduate who got his education in radio shock talk.....................
What a horrifying image of what’s become of the Republican Party in our state. I have little doubt Collins knows that coddling a purveyor of repugnant clickbait is beneath her. The senator seems to understand, however, perhaps too well, that the Maine Wire could badly damage or end her political career if it ever tried................
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Press Herald columnist criticizes the growing success of the Maine Wire
by Long Islander
9 hours ago
1/22/26
Steve Collins
The persistent slop of the Maine Wire is paying off
EXCERPTS
Led by Steve Robinson, who presents himself as a hotshot investigative reporter, the site’s influence is growing quickly — to the detriment of political discourse in a state once known for its civility and equanimity.
Today’s conservative candidates tend to kowtow to Robinson, who recently collaborated on a project with Tucker Carlson, allowing the Maine Wire to set the news agenda and even the prevailing tone of the campaign statewide.
The shift began in earnest after Robinson took the helm as editor-in-chief in 2023, bringing with him a digital strategy determined to attract attention to the site and its MAGA-oriented ideas.
A Bowdoin College graduate who got his education in radio shock talk.....................
What a horrifying image of what’s become of the Republican Party in our state. I have little doubt Collins knows that coddling a purveyor of repugnant clickbait is beneath her. The senator seems to understand, however, perhaps too well, that the Maine Wire could badly damage or end her political career if it ever tried................
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/22/the-persistent-slop-of-the-maine-wire-is-paying-off-steve-collins/
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