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The irascible Republican said he plans to leave a very different message for Democrat Janet Mills when he leaves Blaine House, the governor’s mansion in Augusta, next month. “I’m going to leave her a note on the pillow that says, ‘If you mess this up, I’m coming back in 2022,’ ” LePage said recently. As for the threat to run against her in 2022 that LePage promised to leave on her pillow, Mills just shrugged. After a stint in the Maine House representing her hometown of Farmington, she was elected by the Legislature to serve as attorney general in 2008. LePage’s incendiary rhetoric helped drive the GOP out of power, said Roger Katz, a former Republican state senator who also was just term-limited out of office. “To the extent that a voter thinks of a Republican and the first thing that comes to mind is the style we see from President Trump and Governor LePage, that hurt us,” Katz said. James Tierney, a former Democratic attorney general of Maine who has known Mills for 40 years, said her victory marked “a return to sanity.” “People are tired of the drama,” he said. “There’s no question that the economy has dramatically improved under Governor LePage, and having a businessman as governor has allowed the state to post a surplus and promote an economic growth agenda that has dramatically improved Maine’s standing,” said Brent Littlefield, LePage’s senior political adviser. “It’s going to be a love-fest with the new governor. And they only sell newspapers when there’s controversy, so they’re going to be in trouble.” Michael Levenson can be reached at mlevenson@globe.com.

Republican and Democrat Senators clash over whether they should move ahead with the confirmation vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as…

Awaiting Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to speak on the Senate floor regarding her decision on the vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking…