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Portland Rally Draws 400, Targets Collins

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Portland Rally Draws 400, Targets Collins

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Democratic candidates in Wyoming and Maine are seeking to turn voter concerns into support ahead of consequential federal and state elections, though they emphasize different approaches. In Wyoming, former state lawmakers James Byrd and Lisa Kinney are pitching their experience working across party lines, with Kinney describing herself as a moderate and criticizing President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement. In Maine, students and a volunteer described close races, concern about political influence and negative campaigning, and the value of local organizing and canvassing. A Portland rally urged voters to back Democrats and defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, with speakers criticizing Trump and Collins and highlighting affordability, immigration, health care and abortion. The Maine coverage portrays the Senate contest as potentially consequential for control of Congress, while participants stress that local races and individual votes also matter.

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