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Gov Janet Mills is the choice of Senator Chuck Schumer but she faces a tough primary race against Graham Platner an oyster farmer and political neophyte who is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and fellow progressives
Last week an unlisted YouTube link appeared with eight minutes of footage of the senator that was ready-made to be dropped into supportive ads from friendly outside groups
The Maine senator has long sought to cultivate a politically independent image
Maine Democrats whose well-funded candidate against Ms Collins flopped in 2020 are engaged in one of the nation's thorniest primaries for the right to oppose her this year
Mr Platner's campaign had nearly three times as much cash entering this year as the Mills campaign did
Ms Collins has accumulated far more money than either Democrat
The Maine Senate seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber in November's midterm elections
The party must flip four Republican-held seats to win a majority and Ms Collins is widely viewed as the most endangered G O P incumbent
Ms Collins announced her campaign on social media with a video showing her opening a box and taking a pair of gray New Balance running shoes out of tissue paper
Ms Collins has come under fire from Mr Trump who said she and four other Republican senators should never be elected to office again after they voted with Democrats last month to begin debate over restricting the president's ability to use military force in Venezuela
Her statements of concern and regret have been mocked by her opponents because she has been a reliable vote for the Republican agenda during Mr Trump's presidencies
Senator Susan Collins announced she would seek a sixth term in her most challenging and expensive re-election campaign
He is running again Mr Scott said of Mr Brown
Mr Scott offered reminder about 2026
He added industry put Bernie Moreno in Senate
Senator Tim Scott said Thank you for getting rid of Sherrod Brown at crypto conference last summer
Groups plan to intervene in Democratic primaries
Mr Musk's spending was more toxic than Chernobyl gift shop
Brian Derrick argued spending by big Republican donors was not insurmountable could backfire
His aides are polling races where group could get involved taking meetings with top Republican officials
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