Platner Surges as Maine Democrats Recalibrate After Mills Exit
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After Gov. Janet Mills withdrew from Maine's Senate race, centrist Democrats pivoted to support insurgent Graham Platner, signaling a major intra-party shift toward progressive challengers; Platner’s strong grassroots appeal and momentum have drawn broad backing from the base and national figures, who now back him to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November, reflecting a wider conflict between centrists and progressives within the party.
- Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine The Intercept
- How Janet Mills was boxed out of the Maine Senate race by Graham Platner’s rise CNN
- Opinion | Don’t Underestimate the Fury of Democratic Voters The New York Times
- Schumer faces renewed scrutiny after Mills meltdown Politico
- Trump said he would end her political career, but Democrats did her in The Washington Post
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