John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants.
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Who’s the Most Concerned About Maine?
Troy Jackson steps out of Graham Platner’s shadow to take on Susan Collins in November.
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Maine Democrats Poised to Run a Convention for Senate
The state party has apparently decided that any process that didn’t allow voters to get a say would be fatally compromised.
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Maine Needs a Lighthouse Primary
The best way to salvage the Senate race against Susan Collins is to give voters another chance to decide her opponent.
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Platner, Collins, and the Peculiar Definition of Political Scandal
What most people would consider a scandal from a public official isn’t always depicted as scandalous.
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Graham Platner Prepares to Take On Susan Collins
After demolishing Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Democratic primary, the political newbie confronts a major challenge running against the Senate’s longest-serving Republican woman.
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AIPAC and Auchincloss
Why is a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts attacking Graham Platner?
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Failing to Read the Room in Maine
As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she’ll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.
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Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race
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 alongside oyster farmer Graham Platner.