PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read more Politics coverage here. Members of Gov. Janet Mills’ inner circle who support her suspended U.S. Senate bid aren’t rallying around Democratic candidate Graham Platner, the progressive oyster farmer aiming to oust Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Former Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair Peggy Schaffer, who in March appeared in a Mills ad targeting Platner’s old Reddit posts condemned as blaming survivors...