Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out. 74.2%
The Intercept - By Akela Lacy - 4/30/2026, 7:40 PM
Negativity Bias 30.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.4% - Biased Writer Voice 23.4%
The Democratic Party’s pick for Maine senator suspended her candidacy on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who entered the race as the establishment pick and assumed favorite, announced her campaign did not have the financial resources to continue. Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist... more