Maine speaker drowns out rivals in bid to take on Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It's great to be identified early as the establishment-backed candidate and to benefit from millions of dollars in donations.
It's not so great for the opponents.
Activist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman have watched money pour into front-runner Sara Gideon's campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine, with cash piling up to the point that she's now raised the most of any political candidate in the state's history. Gideon's claims that she wants to get money out of politics ring hollow to them.
“We're not holding elections. We're holding auctions,” said Sweet. “Everyday Mainers are not the highest bidders.”
Maine Democrats will decide Tuesday between Gideon, Maine's House speaker and a candidate who's amassed $23 million in contributions, and two candidates who've had to claw and scrap to get attention in a world consumed by a pandemic. The winner will take on Sen. Susan Collins in the fall.
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