Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.

New poll shows Platner with large lead over Mills in Maine Democratic Senate primary

A new Emerson College poll finds that progressive candidate Graham Plater holds a significant lead over Gov. Janet Mills in Maine's closely-watched Democratic Senate primary. Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter for NOTUS, and Matt Brown, congressional reporter for The Associated Press, join to discuss.

Maine Democrat Graham Platner Is Winning Voters All 'Pissed At The Same Thing' - Bloomberg.com

Senate Democrats defeat amendment to require photo ID to vote

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R), Ohio’s former secretary of state, to require voters to show photo ID when casting ballots in person or voting by mail, despite previous statements by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) that Democrats support photo ID requirements for elections. The Senate voted…

Trump Pushes Republicans to ‘Terminate’ the Filibuster. But GOP Senate Leadership Has Opposed the Idea

Trump is once again urging Republicans to do away with the Senate filibuster, even as leaders in his own party have opposed the idea.

Hoping to unseat Collins, Maine Democrats battle it out in an expensive U.S. Senate primary

As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.

DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat

The symbolic resolution could force Democrats to take a stand on the millions the increasingly toxic AIPAC spends on Democratic primaries. The post DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat appeared first on The Intercept .