Janet Mills launches Senate run, but then took down campaign post
Maine Governor Janet Mills briefly announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Senator Susan Collins, aiming to flip the seat to the Democrats. She posted a campaign launch message and fundraising request on social media, asserting that Collins has failed Maine families by siding with special interests and former President Donald Trump. Though,Mills quickly took down the announcement and related fundraising page. She was expected to formally launch her campaign soon amid a crowded Democratic field.Some progressive figures, including Senator Bernie Sanders, have expressed concern that her entry could lead to a divisive primary, instead urging support for another progressive candidate, Graham Platner, who began his campaign earlier.
Maine Governor Janet Mills announces run for Senate, but took down campaign post
Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) appeared to post and then take down an announcement on Friday, launching a campaign to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and flip the Maine seat blue.
Mills’s now-deleted post to X asked supporters to donate $5 or $10 to her campaign, explaining she is challenging Collins “because Maine families deserve a senator who fights back and stands up for us.”
In a similar video message attached to the post, Mills told viewers she’s running because “Collins has sold out Maine and bowed down to special interests and to Donald Trump.”
“But that ends now,” she said, according to screenshots captured by Inside Elections.
The governor also appeared to have briefly published an ActBlue page announcing her Senate run, but that page has been taken down as well.
Mills was expected to join a crowded field of Democratic contenders targeting Collins and launch her campaign on Tuesday, according to Axios and multiple other outlets.
She has already faced internal opposition ahead of the announcement, as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) urged Democrats to coalesce behind progressive Graham Platner.
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The oyster farmer launched his campaign in August.
“It’s disappointing that some Democratic leaders are urging Governor Mills to run. We need to focus on winning that seat & not waste millions on an unnecessary & divisive primary,” Sanders warned Thursday. “Graham Platner is a great working-class candidate for Senate in Maine who will defeat Susan Collins.”
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