On one level, Maine’s US Senate contest is easy for everyone to understand.
Republican incumbent Susan Collins remains a difficult candidate for Democrats to beat as she heads into her sixth reelection campaign.
Her Democratic opponent, Graham Platner, has had virtually every ally abandon his campaign in the last 24 hours after a Politico report on Monday detailed an accusation from a former girlfriend that he raped her when the two dated nearly five years ago. National Democrats say that as long as Platner remains the Democratic nominee, they won’t spend a cent on the race.
But if Platner drops out by Monday
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