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Platner campaign ‘being blown completely out of the water’ by outside GOP spending: Memo

Platner campaign ‘being blown completely out of the water’ by outside GOP spending: Memo

Summary

The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, Graham Platner, is facing a large amount of money spent by outside Republican groups in his race against Senator Susan Collins. According to a memo from Platner’s campaign, Republicans spent $4.3 million recently, while Collins’s own campaign spent $500,000.

Key Facts

  • Graham Platner is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine.
  • Senator Susan Collins is the Republican incumbent running for re-election.
  • Outside Republican groups have spent $4.3 million on the Senate race recently.
  • Collins’s official campaign has spent $500,000 in the same period.
  • The information comes from a memo obtained by Politico.
  • The money from outside groups is supporting Collins against Platner.
  • The spending is described as a major challenge for Platner’s campaign.
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