Maine Gov. Paul LePage says 'worst' part of his life is that 'newspapers are still alive'

Gov. Paul LePage (R-Maine) is keeping up his combative relationship with the state's media outlets as he heads into a very tough fight for his re-election.

LePage spoke Wednesday to a gathering of local Republicans, at the party's new campaign office in Auburn:

It doesn't sound like he's expecting too many editorial board endorsements. In fact, last year he even told a group of schoolchildren, "My greatest fear in the state of Maine: newspapers. I'm not a fan of newspapers."

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LePage is in a close race against Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud, along with independent candidate Eliot Cutler, the latter of whom previously finished a very narrow second place to LePage back in 2010.