Maine Oysterman Stirring up Democrats’ Efforts to Oust Susan Collins

'Really dangerous': Conservative analyst warns Susan Collins may have met her match

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has long been able to defy political gravity, winning re-election in a solidly blue state even as Republicans lose nationwide — thanks to her long relationships with locals in the state and her tendency to oppose some of President Donald Trump's worst excesses. But she may ...

New generation of Democrats entering the 2026 midterm races

A veteran-turned-oyster farmer is challenging Susan Collins for her Maine Senate seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Iraq War Veteran and Host of the "Independent Americans" podcast Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Editor at The Nation John Nichols and former Rep. Denver Riggleman join Katy Tur to discuss their outlook for the Democratic party.

'Maine's Mamdani': Maine GOP chief issues warning about new challenger looking to oust Susan Collins

Maine GOP chief Jason Savage compared Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner to socialist Zohran Mamdani amid his push to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.

Susan Collins' Democratic Opponent Isn't About To Clam Up

In the State of Maine, an oyster farmer named Graham Platner is taking on the personification of wishy-washy, Sen Susan Collins. His introductory video is pretty good and he's got some real good hits in there: What I love most about Maine are the people. I have never met people who are more hard-scrabble, even in a place that requires you to work like two or three different jobs. We have watched this state become essentially unlivable for workin…

Maine oysterman stirring up Democrats’ efforts to oust Susan Collins

A largely unknown oysterman and military veteran, Graham Platner garnered widespread attention this week when he launched a U.S. Senate campaign to try to unseat longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Most of the candidates running against Collins so far…

Susan Collins hits newly minted challenger over his anti-Israel rhetoric

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is criticizing Graham Platner, a Democrat running against her in next year’s election, for singling out AIPAC as a “weird” interest group in new remarks to a local newspaper published on Tuesday, where he pledged to decline support from the pro-Israel lobbying organization. “Sen. Collins is a strong supporter of AIPAC, a bipartisan organization that promotes stronger ties between the United States and Israel,” Shawn Rod…