I’m responding to the recent letter expressing fear that Maine will make an embarrassing mistake by electing Graham Platner to the U.S. Senate (March 3). The writer worries that electing Platner would bring shame upon the state of Maine, bringing us back to the governorship of Paul LePage. First, don’t look now, but Paul LePage […]
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Mills is trailing Platner in US Senate primary, another poll shows
The Pan Atlantic survey shows Graham Platner leading Gov. Janet Mills by 7 percentage points.
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Will Janet Mills’ statewide tour take some momentum from Graham Platner?
The Democratic governor made a public appearance blitz while hoping to recover from a bad poll in the U.S. Senate primary.
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Maine’s top U.S. Senate candidates will all appear at Fort Kent sled dog races
Gov. Janet Mills, Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner are all expected to campaign at the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races this weekend.
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Union leaders tell Schumer to stop backing Janet Mills over Graham Platner
A recent poll had Platner up big over Maine’s governor in the U.S. Senate race.
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Graham Platner once again under fire for a now-deleted social media post
The Democrat’s Senate campaign shared a post from a far-right social media personality about Trump’s State of the Union address, but deleted it after realizing it ‘had been posted by a despicable account.’
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Graham Platner says he shuns DC consultants. His spending tells a different story.
Despite heavy spending on out-of-state consultants, the campaign is being driven by volunteers and grassroots organizing, campaign manager Ben Chin says.
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Graham Platner grows lead in U.S. Senate primary against Gov. Janet Mills, poll shows
The survey also asked voters about the Maine governor’s race and the race for Congressional District 2.
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Sen. Collins supports voter ID requirements approved by US House
The SAVE America Act would require people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, and a photo ID to cast ballots, in federal races.
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In Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, the candidates’ styles couldn’t be more different
Last week, Graham Platner crowd-surfed at a Dropkick Murphys show, while Gov. Janet Mills cut ribbon and met quietly with local business owners.