Susan Collins says Maine voters will see Graham Platner as too extreme
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Updated · Fox News · May 7
Susan Collins says Maine voters will see Graham Platner as too extreme
10 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 7
In Maine's pivotal 2026 Senate race, Collins said likely Democratic nominee Platner's left-wing positions and past controversies would matter to voters.
She said she would contrast her record on heating aid, food assistance and federal funding with Platner's outsider campaign attacking her as part of a broken Washington.
The contest is key to Republicans' slim Senate majority after Governor Janet Mills quit the race, while Democrats again target Collins heavily in a difficult national climate for the party in power.
How do voters weigh an incumbent's local funding record against a challenger's anti-establishment platform?
Can a candidate's past controversies be framed as relatable missteps in a modern election?