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Janet Mills Suspends Campaign
April 30, 2026
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No financial resources This just broke (CNN): Maine Gov. Janet Mills is suspending her Democratic primary campaign for US Senate, clearing the way for Graham Platner to challenge Sen. Susan Collins. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” she said in a statement released Thursday.
“That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate.” Democrats had been bracing for several more weeks of a contentious campaign before the June 9 primary in Maine – a must-win state if they want to have any chance at capturing the Senate majority in November. No word yet on whether incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins is concerned. Moves by the GOP suggest it already assumes Platner-the-Oysterman will oppose Collins. Platner told donors earlier this week that that the general election in Maine has already begun, reports The Maine Monitor. My attention has been elsewhere and I have no informed opinion to offer on Platner, his tattoos or his chances. As someone who wishes many among the Democratic gerontocracy past their “best by” dates would move aside and make room for younger blood and fresher ideas, this reflection on Mills is encouraging (The New York Times): Her exit is a blow not only to the two-term sitting governor but also to Senator Chuck Schumer
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