Maine’s Election. Your Future.
“Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.” — James Madison, Federalist No. 10
The Founders never intended America to be governed by temporary passions. They created a constitutional republic designed to protect liberty through deliberation, restraint, and the rule of law.
That is why the Senate matters.
Every state has two senators. Not ten. Not five. Two.
Maine has roughly 1.1 million voting-age citizens, yet the person they elect will cast votes that affect all 340 million Americans. With the Senate often divided by only a handful of seats, a single senator can influence legislation, confirm judges, approve treaties, and shape the country’s future.
This is why the Maine Senate race is one of the most important elections in America.
As a Christian, I find neither candidate’s position on abortion consistent with the dignity of human life. But beyond policy, voters should also consider character, judgment, and fitness for office.
Democratic nominee Graham Platner has faced scrutiny over reports involving sexually explicit communications outside his marriage, allegations regarding his treatment of former romantic partners, and controversy surrounding a tattoo he later acknowledged had connections to a Nazi SS symbol. Platner has denied some allegations, apologized for others, and offered explanations for his past conduct.
Senator Susan Collins has irritated Republicans, Democrats, and activists on both sides for years. Yet for nearly three decades, she has shown up for work, casting more than 10,000 consecutive votes without missing one. As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, she has accumulated the kind of influence that small states rarely enjoy, helping secure funding and support for Maine’s shipyards, lobstermen, forestry industry, defense contractors, transportation network, rural broadband expansion, healthcare institutions, and military facilities.
The larger question is this: How do political parties repeatedly ask voters to choose between candidates who leave so many Americans uninspired?
Does a nation of 340 million people and a state of 1.1 million voters truly have no better choices?
The quality of our republic will never exceed the quality of the people we elect to govern it.
The Senate race in Maine is not Maine’s problem. It is America’s responsibility.
