ICYMI: Nepo baby gonna nepo baby. #MEpolitics

Oh wow. Reportedly a private Angus King event at Colby College tomorrow. The guy's been in office since 2013 and held, what, one town hall? #MEpolitics

Portland protest yesterday over Angus King's capitulation and Susan Collins's complicity. tinyurl.com/ywa77t4d #MEpolitics

This is what Angus King voted for yesterday. #MEpolitics

Remember Tuberville's holds on military appointments? A single Democratic senator could make things much more difficult for Republicans if they wanted to. But none of them has the appetite for playing hardball. This is part of how we got here. #MEpolitics

A protest targeting Angus King -- focused around the Joshua Chamberlain statue, no less -- scheduled for Tuesday in Brunswick, apparently. #MEpolitics

What has Angus King accomplished in the Senate since 2013? This. Nothing else comes close. It's his most noteworthy achievement and, unless he changes his ways dramatically, it's what he'll be remembered for. #MEpolitics

Buh-bye dude. Don't let the door hit you etc etc. #MEpolitics

Hey Angus King: Even the milquetoast centrists at Third Way think you're a capitulator. #MEpolitics

Susan Collins votes against extending ACA tax credits for one year. Angus King voted in favor of the extension. #MEpolitics

What a coincidence that this wound up with exactly the number of Dem votes required for it to pass. Schumer, Durbin and the rest engaging in the Susan Collins-ization of the Democratic party. Primary them all. #MEpolitics

Winning elections across the country, winning the political argument and putting a wannabe authoritarian on the defensive is Angus King's definition of "not working." It's infuriating. #MEpolitics

Angus on Morning Joe. Shaheen on Fox News. When GOP do something surprising they feel compelled to seek understanding from the base -- and from commentators that channel the base's views/frustrations. Dynamic on the left is almost totally flipped which helps explain how we got here. #MEpolitics

Angus King has made himself the face of capitulation to Trump. It's literally his legacy at this point. Amazing. #MEpolitics

Chris Murphy subtweets Angus King. Still, it's all hot air and misdirection unless Murphy's willing to call for replacing Senate Dem leadership.

He's not wrong! #MEpolitics

Worth re-upping this given the last twelve hours. #MEpolitics

From the beginning, Angus's argument has boiled down to 'If we don't give Trump what he wants, he might make things even worse' and you don't have to be a philosophy professor to figure out why that's a flawed, feeble and cowardly line of reasoning. #MEpolitics

This is so freaking feeble. The guy seems tired. Go home. #MEpolitics

This guy thinks you're stupid. #MEpolitics

We've been watching Senate fights for decades and it can't be a coincidence that, whatever the issue, whatever the circumstances, whatever the stakes, once they starting losing Fridays off -- let alone working on the weekend -- Dems always cave.

Shenna Bellows with the first gov candidate statement we've seen on this. #MEpolitics

Vote to dump Schumer and Durbin or it's all just hot air.

Angus King votes to get on with the capitulation. What a loser. What a failure. #mepolitics

25 Dems can boot Schumer from leadership tomorrow. If they don't do it, they're folders just like the rest no matter how they vote on the CR. #MEpolitics

Chellie Pingree blasts Schumer/Dems/Angus prospective capitulation in the Senate. #MEpolitics

Executive Director of Indivisible calls for Dem candidates for Senate to commit to ditching Schumer if tonight's surrender goes thru. Cc @janetmillsforme.bsky.social #MEpolitics

Janet Mills out against capitulation by Dems in the Senate. Good for her! #MEpolitics

Yes if this goes thru all Dem senators own it -- even the ones who vote against -- if they are unwilling to use their power to stop the cycle of ineptitude.

Graham Platner unsurprisingly clear-eyed about the importance of standing up to Trump in this moment and what capitulation would signify. Would be great if Janet Mills would weigh in. #MEpolitics

This is even worse. Schumer and Dems settling for a vote they know is going to fail is abject capitulation. Just like last time. The desperate, unqunechable hunger to fold -- even after Tuesday -- is astounding.

Never a bad idea. #MEpolitics

How many people even have HSAs? Democrats would be fools to fall for this.

Remains to be seen if usual rules of political gravity apply to Platner. But everything we've learned in 19 years of following #MEpolitics suggests persuasion matters; 'electability' will influence primary voters; and he won't win without continuing to address concerns about Reddit, his tattoo etc.

Hard to pin down but there's something inspiring about these images from Matt Dunlap. The guy isn't flashy or polished. He's unlikely to pull off many viral videos. (Famous last words!) But a year out from the general, folks seem hungry for authenticity, engagement and to turn the page. #MEpolitics

Susan Collins thinks it's so important for this guy to continue to have a vote in the Senate that she's sent him $10,000 in the last year alone. How many deranged racist cranks have you sent five-figure contributions to this year? #MEpolitics

The first paragraph of Press Herald's editorial on Jared Golden's retirement is a good reminder of why we stopped paying attention to these things a while ago. #MEpolitics

Smart for Matt Dunlap to lean into this message. Backing of the Dem establishment seems as likely to be a curse as a blessing in 2026. #MEpolitics

More inside baseball but nonetheless interesting. Chin, the deputy director of Maine People's Alliance, has been on the #MEpolitics scene for a long time. He lost a close Lewiston mayoral race in 2015 that attracted national attention when racist signs were used against him. (tinyurl.com/mpc2v48s)

We get all the campaign machinations articles and deep dives into Graham Platner etc. Makes sense and necessary. But how about a story on e.g. what Janet Mills and Platner think of this proposal from Dem leadership? Would they back it if they were in the Senate today? Worth knowing! #MEpolitics

Interesting. #MEpolitics

Credit where its due...though "Susan Collins votes to let Trump kill whoever he wants" would've been snappier! #MEpolitics

Janet Mills press secrtetary has now removed the below-referenced post from his Twitter, which smears @aoc.bsky.social as a bigot for having the gall to criticize US support for the Israeli military during its ethnic cleansing of Gaza. #MEpolitics

As close as Politico is gonna come to telling folks Susan Collins moderate shtick is an act. (This is about Collins decisive vote yesterday to let Trump keep killing whoever he wants whenever/wherever he wants without due process or congressional approval.) #MEpolitics via @dabbs346.bsky.social

PPH article on new entrant in governor's race neglects to mention the extremely salient reason WHY he said he dropped out of his 2020 primary against Susan Collins: According to Levasseur, Collins political cronies threatened him and his 19 year-old staffer. tinyurl.com/43js5t8d #MEpolitics

There you have it. Susan Collins reportedly waits till the last minute to see if Trump needs her vote to let him keep killing people indiscriminately without due process; it turns out he DOES need it; so she provides it. A pretty simple system! (Not so great for Maine. Or fishermen.) #MEpolitics

Last we checked, Susan Collins had voted with Trump 96% of the time this term -- including every single vote of consequence when MAGA needed her vote. The act has worn thin and more folks than ever realize what a phony she is. #MEpolitics

When your elected representative thinks "Should Trump be able to kill whoever he wants whenever/wherever he wants with no due process?" is a difficult question... #MEpolitics