Janet Mills holds low-key town hall at Bowdoin College as questions surround Senate bid

Janet Mills holds low-key town hall at Bowdoin College as questions surround Senate bid

As her U.S. Senate campaign faces questions about strategy and viability, Gov. Janet Mills used a town hall at Bowdoin College Tuesday to make the case that she’s still Democrats’ best chance to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. “I know there are liabilities on the part of my opponent that would make him a difficult candidate in the fall, let me put it that way,” she said. “I’ve never said things like all white, rural Americans, …

Janet Mills holds low-key town hall at Bowdoin College as questions surround Senate bid

The event, not publicized in advance by her campaign, came as the two-term governor tries to gain ground against rival Democrat Graham Platner. The two candidates are vying for the chance to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.