"Graham Platner is a great working class candidate for Senate in Maine who will defeat Susan Collins, Sanders wrote on X, adding: It's disappointing that some Democratic leaders are urging Governor Mills to run. We need to focus on winning that seat & not waste millions on an unnecessary & divisive primary."
"I have nothing against Janet Mills, but I think right now, Susan Collins is absolutely beatable. She can be beaten, and I think it would be a really sad state of affairs to have to spend millions of dollars on a divisive primary. We should be focusing on beating Susan Collins, and Platner can do that, Sanders told NOTUS."
Bernie Sanders endorsed Graham Platner and criticized Governor Janet Mills entering the Democratic primary, calling a primary unnecessary and divisive. Platner is a Marine Corps veteran aligned with the Democratic Party's progressive wing and is presented as a strong working-class candidate capable of defeating incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Governor Mills was recruited by top Senate Democrats and is expected to announce her campaign soon. Susan Collins is the last remaining Republican in New England and chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sanders expressed no personal opposition to Mills but urged unity and focusing resources on defeating Collins rather than spending millions on a divisive primary.
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