"The six-figure ad buy, which begins airing Tuesday on broadcast and cable TV, features women of all ages reacting to 41-year-old Graham Platner's years-old Reddit comments discussing sexual assault, read aloud by an actor in Platner's gravelly voice. Graham wrote in the comment - made in 2013 and later deleted - that women should not "get so f-ed up they wind up having sex with someone they don't mean to.""
"The change in tone and strategy from the sitting governor reflects the existential fight Mills, 78, faces ahead of the June 9 primary in one of the most crucial Senate races for Democrats this year. The Maine election is likely Democrats' best chance at picking up a Republican seat, which is currently held by Sen. Susan Collins, who is campaigning for a sixth term."
""His liabilities are big and if he were the nominee, the Republican establishment, the Republican campaign machinery would make mincemeat out of him," Mills said in an interview at Fletcher's Tavern in Westbrook, Maine, earlier this month."
Governor Janet Mills of Maine is running a six-figure negative ad campaign against her Democratic primary opponent Graham Platner, featuring women reacting to his years-old Reddit comments about sexual assault. The 2013 comment suggested women should not get intoxicated to avoid unwanted sexual encounters. Mills, 78, is taking this aggressive stance as polls show her trailing the 41-year-old oyster farm owner and insurgent candidate. Mills argues Platner's liabilities would harm Democrats in the general election against Republican Senator Susan Collins. The Maine Senate race represents a crucial opportunity for Democrats to gain a Republican seat in this year's midterms, with the primary scheduled for June 9.
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