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缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯宣布竞选参议员，挑战苏珊·柯林斯
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州长珍妮特·米尔斯宣布竞选美国参议院，目标是在即将到来的2026年选举中击败现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯。
缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯正式宣布竞选目前由共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯担任的美国参议院席位。作为一名民主党人，米尔斯进入了一个竞争激烈的初选阵营，目标是在2026年选举中挑战柯林斯。
在她的宣布视频中，米尔斯强调了她对抗政治对手的决心，表示：“我从未向恶霸低头，也永远不会。”她强调了此前与总统唐纳德·特朗普就影响缅因州的联邦政策的对抗，凸显了她为即将到来的选战做好准备。
米尔斯的参选得到了包括参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默在内的全国民主党领导人的鼓励，他们将她的竞选视为夺回参议院多数席位的战略举措。然而，她的决定在党内引发了争议。佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯表达了对可能导致党内分裂的初选的担忧，主张支持已经参选的其他民主党候选人。
民主党初选预计将非常激烈，候选人包括牡蛎养殖者兼退伍军人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳，他获得了党内进步派的支持。普拉特纳的竞选强调基层动员和致力于重塑民主党选举策略。
自1997年以来一直担任参议员的苏珊·柯林斯拥有多次成功连任的历史，其中包括2020年的显著胜利。即将到来的选举备受关注，民主党希望夺回这个长期由共和党控制的席位。
米尔斯今年12月将满78岁，她承认年龄可能是部分选民考虑的因素，但对自己的经验和有效服务能力充满信心。她指出自己作为州长的成就，包括扩大医疗补助覆盖范围和增加地方教育资金，作为她致力于满足缅因州民需求的证据。
2026年缅因州参议员竞选将成为一场关键的较量，反映更广泛的全国动态以及对美国参议院控制权的持续争夺。
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