Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is making the case that his primary race against Gov. Janet Mills is all but over, a full two months ahead of their primary election on June 9.
Why it matters: The Maine Democratic contest to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins is one of the messiest primaries in the country, exposing rifts in the party over age, gender and ideology.
Platner's team told donors and allies that he is pivoting to focus more on the general election and polls show him leading Mills by double digits, according to a Thursday memo seen first by Axios.
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1st Quarter Fundraising
ID-Sen: Todd Achilles (I): $200,000 raised
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AL-Gov (March only):
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Tommy Tuberville (R): $581,000 raised, $8.63 million cash on hand
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Doug Jones (D): $175,000 raised, $951,000 cash on hand
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CO-Gov: Phil Weiser (D): $950,000 raised
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AZ-06: JoAnna Mendoza (D): $2.3 million raised
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IA-03: Sarah Trone Garriott (D): $1.67 million raised
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NJ-12: Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D): $144,000 raised
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NY-10: Brad Lander (D): $740,000 raised
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VA-01/VA-05: Shannon Taylor (D): $525,000 raised, $800,000 cash on hand
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WI-01: Bryan Steil (R-inc): $1.3 million raised, $5.5 million cash on hand
Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate
The leading super PAC for Senate Republicans is unveiling a nearly $350 million plan to preserve control of the Senate, aiming tens of millions of dollars at red-leaning states including Alaska, Iowa and Ohio as the midterm elections grow more competitive.
Top officials at the group, the Senate Leadership Fund, described its spending priorities to The New York Times, revealing what Republicans see as an eight-state battleground in 2026.
The super PAC is reserving television time to defend five Senate seats held by Republicans: Ohio, North Carolina, Maine, Iowa and Alaska. It is also targeting three Democratic-held seats in Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire. The ads are set to begin airing in early September.
Ahead of 2026 Midterms, Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senatenytimes.com
Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the "double-haters"
A new YouGov/The Economist poll, fielded from March 27 - 30, finds that Democratic voters have grown significantly warmer toward their members of Congress over the last few months. Earlier in 2026, Democrats said their party’s MOCs were favorable at a rate just 30 points higher than the rate they said their party was unfavorable. That gap has now grown to +55 — rivaling the favorability of Republican MOCs among Republican voters.
Aggregate Democratic views have increased because very liberal Americans have become sharply more favorable toward congressional Democrats since January. This group evaluated the party’s members of Congress favorably by a net +28 points margin — up from a -13 deficit in January. That’s a 41-point shift in two months:
Among Americans who are liberal but not very liberal, moderate, or conservative (basically everyone else), views of congressional Democrats barely budged.
Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the "double-haters"gelliottmorris.com
