On the recordOctober 15, 2025
it would be a really sad state of affairs to have to spend millions of dollars on a divisive primary. We should be focusing on beating Susan Collins, and Platner can do that.
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msnbc.comit would be a really sad state of affairs to have to spend millions of dollars on a divisive primary. We should be focusing on beating Susan Collins, and Platner can do that.
Sanders comments on the potential divisiveness of the primary race against Collins.
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