So potent was the third “No Kings” protest on March 28, that it drew millions statewide, nationwide and worldwide. Marchers roundly rejected Donald Trump’s war against Iran, according to NBC’s Today show on March 30.
Fallout from the protests in Bangor and Portland set the next contest for the U.S. Senate seat, held by Susan Collins since 1996. “Sen. Collins may have been bipartisan at one point, but her record of siding with Trump over Maine has shown us that she’s no longer willing to stand up to her party when it counts,” to quote the words of Kathleen Marra, former Maine Democratic Party chair. “We deserve a senator who does what’s best for Mainers, not just what’s best for Trump.”
Enter Gov. Janet Mills, who, according to her website, learned from her dad the importance of standing up to bullies. Mills has used her law degree to seek justice for all Mainers, as the state’s first female district attorney, attorney general and governor. Now it’s time to turn the Senate seat blue, fix what’s broken in Washington, D.C., lower costs for everyone, stand up to anyone who tries to hurt her fellow Mainers and send Susan Collins back to Caribou.
Melissa MacCrae
Brewer
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