Welp.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate Democratic primary due to a lack of campaign funds.
“Over the past six months, I have had the privilege of campaigning across Maine and doing what I love most: meeting with Maine people. I am grateful beyond words for the outpouring of love and support I have received from folks in every corner of the state, from Madawaska to Kittery, from Rangeley to Eastport,” Mills wrote in a statement. “I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources. That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate. I step back from campaigning with unending love, admiration, and hope for Maine people — a people whose hearts are filled with love and whose integrity and humility is surpassed only by their kindness, generosity, and compassion.”
That means the final race will likely come down to problematic Democrat Graham Platner and incumbent Republican Susan Collins.
For some reason, Platner has remained on top in the Democrat field despite past comments and a Nazi tattoo.
Platner has support from socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).
Democratic leadership and left-leaning groups threw their weight behind Mills.
However, now that Mills dropped out, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced they would support Platner.
Polls have shown a possible tight race between Platner nd Collins, with Platner coming out on top.
The Maine Republican Party responded:
“The choice Mainers face in November is simple,” said Jim Deyermond, Chairman of the Maine GOP. “Option 1, Susan Collins, who represents all Mainers and cares deeply for our state. Senator Collins uses her position on the Appropriations Committee to secure funding for Maine’s fire stations, bridges, rural hospitals, and more.”Option 2, the racist, nazi-sympathizing, fake blue-collar Graham Platner, who is more concerned about promoting his dangerous ideologies than serving the hardworking people of Maine. Mainers can’t afford to send a radical, out-of-control extremist like Platner to D.C., but that’s exactly whom Maine Democrats have on their slate this election.”
The Republican National Committee propped up Collins.
“In November Susan Collins, a proven leader with an indisputable record of delivering for Maine, will face a Nazi sympathizing self-proclaimed communist with a record of hate-mongering and dishonesty,” RNC spokesperson Kristen Cianci responded to the news. “It’s safe to say we are confident going into Election Day.”
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