Maine Gov. Janet Mills Tuesday launched a Democratic campaign in a pivotal Senate race to unseat Republican Susan Collins, but she’ll have to win a primary against photogenic progressive oysterman first.

Mills, a 77-year-old two-term incumbent, vowed to stand up to President Trump and slammed Collins for acting as a fig leaf for the White House’s right-wing agenda.

“I think the moment demands a lot more than we’re seeing from Susan Collins,” Mills said. “It demands a fighter and someone who will stand up and fight for the future of democracy and fight for the interests of Maine people, just as I have done for my entire career.”

Mills is a proven vote-winner and was heavily recruited by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , who believes she is the best bet to end Collins’ three de

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