¶ How To Win Against Robert “Bobby” Charles
Bobby Charles supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” backing health care cuts that would leave tens of thousands of Mainers without coverage, including Medicaid recipients, trigger massive Medicare reductions, and rescind tax credits that experts warned would increase energy costs for Mainers. He supported work requirements and the largest SNAP cuts in history, making it harder for Maine families to afford food. Charles praised Trump’s DOGE agenda and said he wanted to bring it to Maine, even as those policies disrupted Social Security services, cut funding for nonprofits, and threatened thousands of jobs across the state. Charles also pushed an extreme anti-abortion agenda, promoted election fraud claims that Maine voters overwhelmingly rejected, and supported sweeping changes to Maine’s elections. Charles also floated a Maine version of Florida’s failed “Alligator Alcatraz,” called for closing the northern border, and embraced immigration policies that would cause legal, environmental, and economic harm to Maine communities.
¶ Bobby Charles Supported Devastating Health Care Cuts
- In 2025, Bobby Charles supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which was estimated to kick 17 million Americans off their health insurance, including nearly 12 million Americans who rely on Medicaid. Experts found that Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits would result in 33,000 Mainers becoming uninsured by 2034. The bill was projected to leave more than 57,300 Mainers without health care coverage by 2034.
- In 2025, Charles declared he was “totally on side” with Trump’s agenda and backed work requirements that would restrict Mainers’ ability to receive public assistance. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” was projected to leave 34,700 Medicaid recipients in Maine without health care coverage.
Message: Bobby Charles supported ripping away health care from tens of thousands of Mainers to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
¶ Bobby Charles Supported Massive Cuts To Medicare
- In 2025, Bobby Charles supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which the Congressional Budget Office estimated would trigger $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.
Message: Bobby Charles supported making massive cuts to health care services seniors rely on.
¶ Bobby Charles Supported Stripping SNAP Benefits From Maine Families
- In 2025, Bobby Charles supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which made the largest cut to SNAP in history. Charles also declared he was “totally on side” with Trump’s agenda and backed work requirements that would restrict Mainers’ ability to receive public assistance. More than 78,000 households in Maine relied on SNAP to meet basic food needs.
Message: Bobby Charles supported making food more expensive for Maine families.
¶ Bobby Charles Won’t Protect Maine’s NONPROFITS, SERVICES, OR SOCIAL SECURITY From TRump
- In 2025, Bobby Charles praised Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” and said he was “totally on side” with Trump’s agenda as DOGE-driven cuts and downsizing were affecting the federal government’s ability to deliver services to seniors. More than 375,000 Mainers relied on Social Security benefits.
- Charles also called for a “DOGE for Maine” and proposed sweeping cuts to taxes and regulations that would impact state revenue and Maine’s ability to fund public services. Trump’s DOGE-related cuts eliminated roughly $3 million in federal funding for Maine nonprofits and environmental programs and threatened the livelihoods of more than 12,700 federal workers across the state, including employees at Acadia National Park and other critical federal agencies.
Message: As Trump’s DOGE disrupted services at the Social Security Administration, laid off Maine workers, and cut funding for Maine nonprofits, Bobby Charles pledged to replicate those policies at the state-level.
¶ Bobby Charles Supported Increases To Energy Costs In Maine
- In 2025, Bobby Charles publicly endorsed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and framed Trump’s national agenda as the agenda he wanted to bring to Maine. According to experts, the “One Big Beautiful Bill’s” repeal of clean energy tax credits would raise annual household energy costs in Maine and increase electricity rates statewide.
- Energy Innovation warned that Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill’s” phase out of clean energy tax credits would reduce electricity generation capacity, raise energy prices for Maine households annually by $54 by 2030 and $80 by 2035, and raise gasoline costs by more than $700 annually by 2035. Center for American Progress also warned that the phase out of the tax credits also put more than 4,000 jobs at risk and raise the cost of living for Mainers.
Message: Bobby Charles supported raising energy bills in Maine to give tax cuts to the wealthy.
¶ Bobby Charles Was An Anti-Abortion Extremist
- In 2025, Bobby Charles pushed an extreme anti-choice agenda, declaring himself “unapologetically pro-life.” Charles called for limiting abortion access and ending public funding for abortion. He also opposed pregnancy-related health care coverage for people under 21 and undocumented immigrants, framing access to care as something he would roll back if elected governor.
Message: Bobby Charles threatened the reproductive freedoms of Mainers.
¶ Bobby Charles Promoted Election Fraud Claims
- In 2025, Charles promoted election fraud claims, accused Democrats and immigrants of undermining Maine’s voting system, and encouraged voters to support Question 1, which would have imposed voter ID and absentee voting restrictions. Charles claimed that Maine elections were “corrupt” and pushed voter ID and absentee voting restrictions, despite Maine voters later rejecting Question 1 by a more than 25-point margin in 2025.
Message: Bobby Charles was a threat to Maine elections and promoted election conspiracy theories.
¶ Bobby Charles Called For The Closure Of The Northern Border And A Replica Of The Failed “Alligator Alcatraz” In Maine
- In 2025, Bobby Charles publicly praised Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility and floated the idea of creating a similar immigrant detention camp in Maine. Ron DeSantis defended the Everglades detention center by claiming surrounding wildlife provided “natural security,” despite the facility’s risks to wetlands and South Florida’s drinking water supply. Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center faced a court-ordered shutdown after judges found the state and federal governments failed to account for environmental and legal requirements.
- That same year, Bobby Charles said he wanted to close the northern border while aligning himself with Trump’s immigration agenda. At the same time, Trump’s border and tariff policies cut Canadian travel to Maine down by nearly 750,000 crossings and contributed to a 3.3% decline in retail sales and nearly 5% drops in restaurant and lodging sales in border communities. Trump also escalated diplomatic tensions with U.S. allies by posting an AI-generated image depicting Canada and Greenland under U.S. control, adding to cross-border uncertainty.
Message: Bobby Charles supported extreme immigration policies that would cause legal, environmental, and economic harm in Maine.
¶ Bobby Charles’ Policies Have Hurt Everyday People
| Bobby Charles Supported Devastating Health Care Cuts
| Bobby Charles Supported Massive Cuts To Medicare
| Bobby Charles Supported Stripping SNAP Benefits From Maine Families
| Bobby Charles Won’t Protect Maine’s Nonprofits, Services, Or Social Security From Trump
| Bobby Charles Supported Increases To Energy Costs In Maine
| Bobby Charles Was An Anti-Abortion Extremist
| Bobby Charles Called For The Closure Of The Northern Border And A Replica Of The Failed “Alligator Alcatraz” In Maine