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Janet Mills shows no sign of reigniting her Maine Senate bid amid Graham Platner’s troubles
NBC News ^ | 06/05/2026 | Bridget Bowman and Natasha Korecki

Posted on 06/06/2026 3:10:19 AM PDT by DFG

Some of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ most ardent supporters are encouraging her to reactivate her suspended Senate campaign as fellow Democrat Graham Platner faces new allegations of “toxic” behavior toward three ex-girlfriends, which he has denied.

But while the latest allegations about Platner’s past have jolted uneasy members of the party, that encouragement hasn’t amounted to an organized effort to promote her in Tuesday’s primary, according to conversations with more than a dozen Democrats in state and national politics.

Former state Sen. Lynn Bromley told NBC News that she directly encouraged Mills, whose name remains on the ballot, to jump back into the race. She wanted to let Mills know “there’s still a cheering section out here.”

Asked how Mills responded to that outreach, and if the governor might be re-engaging in the race, Bromley said in a Friday phone interview, “She’s out of money, so there’s — how much re-engaging can you do? So I don’t want to characterize it as that.”

“I’m just saying she knows there are people out here supporting her. And she wanted to make sure people knew they still have a choice, that they don’t have to decide that this guy is their nominee,” Bromley said.

“I can’t speak for her. I’m not speaking for the campaign,” Bromley added. “So I would just say that she noted that she’s let people know that she’s still on the ballot.”

A source close to Mills told NBC News: “The governor remains on the ballot, and in the wake of this week’s stories, people across Maine are reaching out to tell her they’re voting for her and encouraging her to get fully back into the race.”

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TOPICS: US: Maine
KEYWORDS: bridgetbowman; grahamplatner; janetmills; maine; natashakorecki; nbc; platner; senate

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1 posted on 06/06/2026 3:10:19 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

That’s good. The other unavailable non-participant is Jared Golden who keeps winning his house seat despite Trump carrying the district. He’s quitting politics and let’s hope former governor LePage succeeds him. As for Platner lets hope he survives. This GOP pundit Sunshine stood up for him. We need more of that but he won’t last.

As observers of human behavior one should take notice of the elected democrats defending him. Control of the senate is at stake and this is making them desperate. Shows how obsessed with power they are. Pathetic. Still, let’s hope he lasts until November and take his loss like a man.


2 posted on 06/06/2026 3:35:43 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DFG

I seem to recall President Trump predicting her political career would be short. It came after her nasty comment about keeping boys in girl sports. Now she is broke.


3 posted on 06/06/2026 3:51:01 AM PDT by Kudsman (Nancy Pillowsi)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Here in the midcoast I’ve only noticed one, maybe two, Platner signs come down.


4 posted on 06/06/2026 3:59:14 AM PDT by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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To: DFG

Cray cray Janet

Hero of the trans
Facilitator of chinese pot farms
Prolific pin head jabber
Destroyer of States

The dims will put in anyone for power


5 posted on 06/06/2026 4:03:03 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Steven Tyler

She’s a Congregationalist.


6 posted on 06/06/2026 4:21:11 AM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: DFG

She will wait until last minute. So she doesn’t come under scrutiny. She and family are too dirty to stand examination and this is the only way she will win an election.

She is hated but extremely powerful.


7 posted on 06/06/2026 4:24:51 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Kudsman

I assure you she’s not broke and can gather the financial backing when she wants it.

She is keeping her powder dry and waiting. Timing is everything. A concept that short term successful conservatives do not understand.


8 posted on 06/06/2026 4:27:52 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: DFG

I would bet the DNC has told Mills and others to stay out of the race and let Platner implode all by himself. The DNC would rather have a RINO who often votes with the Ds in place than a noisy, controversial firebrand who is constantly irritating those Ds who lean to the center politically.


9 posted on 06/06/2026 4:49:30 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Election 2020 was stolen by mail-in voting. Mail-in voting and RCV counting should be abolished.)
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To: Justa

They “usta” be good. Sounds like they’ve gone woke like most other denominations have.


10 posted on 06/06/2026 5:58:42 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: DFG
She will not attempt to win at the primary ballot box; too risky - it would show her weakness.

Her strategy is for the Nazi to win the primary and to be deposed by dem bosses. With the dem party in crisis she will wait (like Kamala) for a “draft”.

She will - reluctantly - accept the draft for the good of the nation - and to help lower global temperatures by .007 degrees in the next 250 years.

11 posted on 06/06/2026 6:12:52 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Chickensoup

Very good chance you have nailed it. It is exactly the kind of diabolical BS the rats would pull.


12 posted on 06/06/2026 7:24:13 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: DFG

Did da ho ever “see” President Trump “in court”? What a scumbag.


13 posted on 06/06/2026 7:35:06 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Illegal Alien Border Invaders are the broken windows of America. Influencers of violence and crime.)
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To: jeffersondem

Yep. I see that exactly happening. They have until middle of July to replace him in laws are very weird.


14 posted on 06/06/2026 7:41:10 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Chickensoup

All while saying she’s going it for the good of the party.


15 posted on 06/06/2026 10:06:53 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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