'Tea party'-backed platform sails through Maine GOP convention

Maine is known for GOP moderates, but over the weekend, conservative activists succeeded in passing a platform that’s backed by tea party groups.

Former Maine Republican Gov. John McKernan speaks on Saturday, during the second day of the Maine Republican State Convention in Portland, Maine.
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By Colin Woodard, Correspondent / May 10, 2010

Portland, Maine

Conservative activists backed by “tea partyâ€