Republicans were quick to condemn Graham Platner after he suspended his campaign, seeking to tie Democrats to his failed candidacy.
Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters said that “Democrats rolled in the mud with Platner, and now they are completely stained by their association with this sick monster.”
Alex Latcham, executive director of the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with GOP leadership, said that “at the 11th hour, the Democrat Establishment has tipped the scales against Maine voters in an attempt to salvage their failing midterm strategy.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee regional press secretary Samantha Cantrell added that “regardless of who [Democrats] anoint next, Susan Collins will be re-elected in November.”
Collins is the only Republican seeking reelection this cycle in a state won by former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024, making Maine one of Republicans’ top defensive states as they seek to retain control of the Senate.
