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Janet Mills
October 23, 2025
Alex Shephard
Graham Platner Is a Disaster. Democrats Need More Candidates Like Him.
Well, maybe not
exactly
like him.
October 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
It Sure Sounds Like Graham Platner Knew He’d Gotten a Nazi Tattoo
The Maine Senate candidate claimed he had no clue what his tattoo symbolized.
October 16, 2025
Perry Bacon
Not All Old Candidates Are Joe Biden, and Not All Young Ones Are Great
All things being equal, sure, Democrats ought to lean toward younger candidates. But there are many times when all things aren’t equal.
October 14, 2025
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Transcript: Maine’s Mills-Platner Senate Race Is A Huge Dem Battle
Governor Janet Mills U.S. Senate run against Graham Platner will pit the Democrats’ establishment wing against the insurgent bloc, says Maine journalist Alex Seitz-Wald.
Video is available for this article
October 14, 2025
Right Now With Perry Bacon
Maine Senate: Platner-Mills Is a Huge Clash Over the Dems’ Vision
Governor Janet Mills’s U.S. Senate run against Graham Platner will pit the Democrats’ establishment wing against the insurgent bloc, says Maine journalist Alex Seitz-Wald.
Video is available for this article
April 16, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Ramps Up War on Democratic Governor
Maine Governor Janet Mills is refusing to bow to Donald Trump, and he is losing it.
April 2, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Leaked Emails Expose Trump’s Devastating Revenge Plot on Dem. Governor
Maine Governor Janet Mills stood up to Donald Trump, and he can’t get over it.
March 12, 2025
Marin Scotten
Trump Cut State School Funds After Dem. Governor Dared Challenge Him
Maine Governor Janet Mills locked horns with Donald Trump over the extent of his power.
February 21, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Declares Himself the Law in Fight With Democratic Governor
Donald Trump threatened Maine Governor Janet Mills after she said she’d see him in court.
July 5, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Democratic Governors Warn Biden He’s Quickly Losing Support
A new report reveals that some Democratic governors are warning Biden about the shrinking possibility of him winning their states in November.
March 18, 2022
Daniel Strauss
You’d Forgotten All About Paul LePage. Don’t. He Could Be Maine Governor Again.
The Republican known for his coarse and sometimes racist remarks will be the GOP nominee. And in Maine, that means he has a shot.
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