Vice President campaigns in Maine for Republican House candidate

Vice President JD Vance returned to the campaign trail on Thursday in Maine to promote the administration's efforts against Medicaid fraud. He appeared alongside former Gov. Paul LePage, the Republican nominee for Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

The district is viewed as a potential pickup opportunity for Republicans. President Donald Trump won the district by 10 percentage points in 2024. The seat is open after four-term Rep. Jared Golden announced his retirement last year.

"He was the biggest advocate for your tax dollars and the biggest threat to fraudsters that ever existed in the state of Maine," Vance said. "Let's send Paul LePage to the U.S. Last week he visited Iowa for Rep.

Zach Nunn. The month before, he spoke at a Turning Point USA event in Arizona with Rep. Juan Ciscomani. In March, Vance campaigned in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District for Laurie Buckhout. In February, he appeared at a Wisconsin manufacturing facility with Rep.

Derrick Van Orden. Republican strategist Cesar Conda told the Washington Examiner that winning in the midterms depends on turning out the base. He said Vance is well positioned to energize that base.