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Restless Democrats challenge party establishment, trying to loosen Trump's grip on DC

Mills left the Senate race after failing to generate enough fundraising or enthusiasm to compete with Platner.

Restless Democrats challenge party establishment, trying to loosen Trump's grip on DC
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign after failing to build enough fundraising or enthusiasm to compete with Graham Platner, intensifying a wider Democratic fight over party leadership. The article describes how the contest is affecting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and anti-establishment candidates elsewhere.

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Maine Democratic Senate candidate who ended her campaign

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Maine Democratic Senate candidate challenging the party establishment

Platner's version of this story ↗
Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader whose preferred candidates face anti-establishment challenges

Schumer's version of this story ↗

Michigan representative and Democratic Senate candidate

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate criticizing Schumer’s leadership

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Republican senator from Maine facing the eventual Democratic nominee

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, discussed as a political opponent of Democrats

Former president, mentioned in the account of the 2024 election

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Vermont senator supporting anti-establishment Democratic candidates

Kamala Harris
Former U.S. Senator (D-CA)

Former vice president, mentioned in the account of the 2024 election

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate

Minnesota lieutenant governor and Democratic Senate candidate

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Janet Mills Ends Senate Campaign

Outlets agree that Janet Mills ended her campaign for the U.S. Senate in Maine. Center outlets explain Mills’s exit through fundraising, voter enthusiasm and Graham Platner’s appeal; some also connect it to a broader challenge to Democratic leaders, while others focus on immediate debate changes.

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