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'Leave us the hell alone!' Dem bigwigs warned of catastrophe if they swarm into Maine
Maine’s Senate Scramble Is What Party Power Looks LikeThe Story Isn’t the ScandalThe immediate subject is Graham Platner’s collapse and the Democratic scramble to replace him before the July 27 deadline. That is the surface. The real story is who gets to define the race after it starts to fall apart: local voters, or the consultant class, national Democrats, cable-booking pundits, and the small army of people who make a state contest into a professional feeding trough.Rep. Chellie Pingree’s irritation is the most honest thing in the piece. Her message to Washington is not subtle: stop using…
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