Mills Is Out. She Should Still Debate Platner and Costello.

Mills is out. She should still debate Platner and Costello.

What would be better than an endorsement? Why, a good ole' stress test!

Janet Mills’ inner circle reluctant to join Democrats in rallying behind Graham Platner

PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. Members of Gov. Janet Mills’ inner circle who support her suspended U.S. Senate bid aren’t rallying around Democratic candidate Graham Platner, the progressive oys…

Platner: Riding a wave of Democratic anger

Graham Platner is the “brawler” that many Democrats have been longing for, said Michelle Goldberg in The New York Times. The 41-year-old oyster farmer two weeks ago won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary after the dismally polling Gov. Janet Mills dropped out. It was a remarkable victory, considering the “barrage of devastating opposition” aimed his way. Old social media posts were unearthed in which he declared himself a communist, called all co…