Anti-Establishment Anger Is Set to Rock Senate Democratic Primaries in 2026

Democratic Divisions Loom in Maine Senate Race

It's unsurprising that the contest to find a 2026 candidate to oppose Maine's Republican U.S. senator, Susan Collins, has aroused a lot of national interest among Democrats.

Anti-Establishment Anger Is Set to Rock Senate Democratic Primaries in 2026

A Democratic party establishment used to crowning its chosen Senate candidates in uncontested primaries is suddenly facing stiff resistance in key battleground states.The pushback is raising the possibility of a bitter conflict between the party’s leaders in Washington and its grassroots voters during next year’s primaries — one that could threaten the Democrats’ ability to win important swing states in its fight to win a Senate majority in 2026…