At a news conference in Lewiston, the Senate candidate-turned House candidate-turned Senate candidate pointed to his call last October for Graham Platner to end his campaign as an advantage in a general election against Susan Collins.
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Nirav Shah opens bid to win over Platner supporters
The former public health official, whom Graham Platner did not favor in the governor’s race, cast himself on Thursday as another outsider who largely shared Platner’s policy positions.
A breakdown of what Graham Platner said while ending his Senate campaign
The 11-minute video in which Platner announced his withdrawal mirrored the insurgent campaign he ran for 11 months.
Maine’s Democratic primary was over. With Platner out of the race, it’s back on.
Graham Platner’s campaign and the Maine Democratic Party are openly sparring as an assortment of defeated Democrats line up to replace Platner on the ballot.
Platner, Fetterman exchange insults amid political comparisons
Graham Platner has sought to distance himself from Sen. John Fetterman, a harsh critic who won in Pennsylvania with a similar blue-collar image before becoming a pariah among Democrats.
With Mills out, Maine Democratic convention is colored in shades of Platner
‘He’s saying everything I want to hear,’ one delegate, a Mills fan, said.
Maine high court opposes proposed DOJ rule on investigations into federal attorneys
The Department of Justice is considering a rule that would suspend state bar investigations into its attorneys, pending the federal agency’s reviews.
Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
‘We join with Pope Leo XIV in calling the faithful to pray for peace,’ a spokesperson for the Portland Diocese said.
Where Maine’s candidates for governor fall on tribal sovereignty
Of the 17 people running, 9 have indicated support for expanding self-governance for the Wabanaki Nations.
Collins says $200B request to fund war in Iran is ‘higher than I would have guessed’
The reported request has not yet been submitted to Congress, and Collins said details are still unknown.