Source: The American Prospect
by Gabrielle Gurley
“Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat. She has Graham Platner to thank for this moment of Zen. The oyster farmer and Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran turned the governor’s waltz into the race against Collins into a 2026 Democratic primary battle. Phenomenal crowds have shown up (eight months before the election) to hear from one of the most charismatic newcomers to surge into Maine politics in recent memory. While most Maine Democrats would rather see off Mills (who, should she win, would be 79 years old when she took office in 2027) into a comfortable retirement, they are more sanguine than national Democrats are about the development that pits two appealing candidates against each other.” [editor’s note: Collins is no prize, but putting Mills in that seat would be declaring my homeland state a complete disaster for all things liberty – SAT] (10/20/25)
https://prospect.org/2025/10/20/2025-10-20-sparks-flying-maine-senate-race/