缅因州长米尔斯宣布暂停参议院竞选 为普拉特纳让路
缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯10月15日（周四）宣布暂停其联邦参议员竞选，理由是缺乏竞选所需的财务资源。米尔斯在声明中说：“虽然我有动力、热情、承诺、经验，以及最重要的斗志继续下去，但我确实没有政治竞选如今所需的一样东西：财务资源。因此，我今天作出了极其艰难的决定，暂停我竞选美国参议员的活动。”
米尔斯退选为民主党初选候选人、退伍军人与牡蛎养殖者格雷厄姆·普拉特纳让清了道路，普拉特纳将迎战共和党现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯。米尔斯去年10月启动参选，曾获参议院民主党竞选委员会和参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默的支持，被视为民主党招募的头号人选；但普拉特纳在近期初选民调中以两位数领先，并获得参议员伯尼·桑德斯和伊丽莎白·沃伦的背书。
缅因州参议员席位被视为民主党在2026年中期选举中争取参议院控制权的关键战场之一，柯林斯是唯一一位代表特朗普在2024年落败州的共和党参议员。米尔斯将继续担任缅因州州长。
Maine Governor Mills Suspends Senate Campaign, Clearing Path for Platner
Maine Governor Janet Mills announced on Thursday, October 15, that she is suspending her campaign for the U.S. Senate, citing a lack of financial resources, and clearing the way for military veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in the Democratic primary ahead of a general election against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. 'While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else — the fight — to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,' Mills said in a statement. 'That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate.'
Mills, who launched her Senate campaign last October, had been backed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and was touted as a top recruit. Platner, however, built major support among Maine Democrats, leading by double digits in recent polls of the primary and winning endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Maine is considered a must-win for Democrats seeking the four seats they need to take control of the Senate in the 2026 midterms, and Collins is the only Republican senator representing a state President Donald Trump lost in 2024. Mills will continue to serve as governor of Maine.
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