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Citing hyper partisanship and a dysfunctional Congress, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden announced Wednesday that he's abandoning his reelection bid.

Golden made the announcement in a lengthy column published in the Bangor Daily News in which he lamented the increasing hostility in the nation's politics and threats against him and his family.

He also took aim at what he described as the pugilistic voices taking control of the Democratic Party, comparing its current trajectory with the Tea Party that disrupted Republican Party politics 15 years ago.

Golden has been under fire by fellow Democrats and he drew a primary challenger in former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. He was on track to face former Republican Gov. Paul LePage if he won the primary.

In his col

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