The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Maine Senate race from “lean Republican” to “toss up” after Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) launched her bid Tuesday to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
“For the first time since she was elected in 1996, Collins could face off against a sitting statewide officeholder who, like her, has a proven track record of outperforming the presidential ticket of her party,” Cook Political Report editor-in-chief and publisher Amy Walter wrote in an analysis on Tuesday.
“Mills, of course, does not have a clear path to the nomination, and there is no guarantee that she will win it. But she is a top-tier recruit in a field that currently lacks a well-known or well-established candidate,” she continued. “And while Collins has defied electoral expectations for decades, the political environment today is more polarized than ever, which makes Collins’ ability to effectively straddle partisan lines more challenging.”
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The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter SubscribeMills on Tuesday entered a crowded race to take on Collins, a five-term incumbent and moderate member of the Senate Republican caucus. The governor's entry is a recruitment win for Senate Democratic leadership, who had courted her to run for the seat.
Her allies have touted the fact that she’s won at least half of the vote statewide in her last two gubernatorial races and has a record standing up to President Trump in an era where Democrats are desperately looking for a fighter against Republicans.
However, oyster farmer and military veteran Graham Platner has also received national attention, including the backing of progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and several youth-focused Democratic groups. He’s leaned into a message focusing on the working class and has an economic populist pitch.
His campaign said he’s raised $4 million since he rolled out his candidacy in August.
“For her part, Collins, 72, has to be pleased that Democrats will be embroiled in an almost nine month primary duel that will drain the candidates’ financial resources and potentially leave lasting scars on the party’s nominee,” Walter wrote Tuesday.
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