The unusual nature of this race will bring national money and attention to Maine. Political analysts say the candidates are the perfect contrast in styles.
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Who’s endorsing Graham Platner now, and who still isn’t backing him?
With Gov. Janet Mills out of the Democratic primary, an array of Maine Democrats came out Thursday and Friday in support of Platner’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Live updates: Platner vs. Collins Senate race starts to take shape after Mills’ exit
Both the Republican senator and the Democratic candidate made appearances in southern Maine on Friday morning, a day after the governor ended her campaign.
Posted inLetters
Maine can do better than Susan Collins | Letter
Given her support for the SAVE America Act, it is becoming increasingly clear that Sen. Susan Collins believes she cannot win reelection without disenfranchising thousands of Maine voters. The good works she touts — like releasing $4.3 million for additional home heating aid and securing $65 million for rural infrastructure projects — are apparently not […]
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Graham Platner, supporters celebrate as Janet Mills ends U.S. Senate bid
With the governor out of the race, Platner is turning his attention to a likely general election matchup against Susan Collins.
Posted inLetters
It’s time for Susan Collins to go | Letter
As our leader in chief practices his battleship diplomacy, trying to intimidate and frighten countries and regimes into bending to his bidding through use of bombs, blockades, invasions and rhetoric, he has cast the United States as a worldwide pariah. Our allies have refused to assist in the quagmire he has created in the Middle […]
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Time to shine an even brighter light on Graham Platner | Letter
Outstanding questions regarding earnings and disability payments need to be asked again … and answered.
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Can we take a moment to appreciate Janet Mills? | Steve Collins
Maine’s first woman governor has been consistently courageous and compassionate in tough times.
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Live updates: Graham Platner to skip Democratic Senate primary debates after Janet Mills drops out
Meanwhile, Mills declined to immediately endorse Platner as he gears up for a likely head-to-head matchup with Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Posted inLetters
Coverage of Maine’s US Senate candidates has been incomplete | Letter
Recently, more than one letter to the editor has implied that there are only two Democratic candidates running to contest Sen. Susan Collins in the fall election. I was particularly disturbed by an April 11 letter from Lawrence Kaplan, MDS, “Pull back the curtain on Graham Platner.” To quote Mr. Kaplan, “As a card-carrying Democrat […]