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民主党在缅因州的动荡凸显了更广泛的意识形态斗争，这些斗争可能会左右参议院控制权的争夺
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政治观察人士曾预计，今年秋季的缅因州参议院竞选将成为中期选举的重头戏，民主党人试图再次击败连任五届的共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯（缅因州）。
常言道，缅因州的风向就是全国的风向。而今年，缅因州可能会决定参议院的走向。但民主党在这个“松树之州”正遭遇困境。
进步派原本以为他们在渔民格雷厄姆·普拉特纳和他的牡蛎养殖企业身上找到了绝佳的候选人。
2026年6月9日星期二，美国缅因州布鲁克林希尔，民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在布鲁克林希尔基督教青年会的初选之夜活动上。（格拉姆·斯隆/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
但民主党现已抛弃普拉特纳，并将在7月27日前紧急寻找替代候选人。
对民主党人来说，击败柯林斯就像《白鲸记》里追逐莫比·迪克的大白鲸——看似近在咫尺，却又难以捉摸。共和党人并不担心这位资深共和党议员。
“她能连任缅因州联邦参议员至今，是有原因的，”路易斯安那州共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪在福克斯新闻节目中表示，“选民们都支持她。”
民主党此前就已出现分裂，其“主流温和派”与进步派互相攻讦。
而普拉特纳风波则进一步凸显了两派分歧加剧的根源。
【民主党数百万竞选资金在强奸指控葬送普拉特纳参选前景数日前不翼而飞】
美国民主社会主义者（DSA）即将发布其长期纲领。该组织主张废除参议院、扩大众议院规模、扩充最高法院——不如直接让众议院选举大法官？
美国民主社会主义者还推动推行32小时工作制，且不削减薪资和福利。
此外还有医保为全民、保障最低工资等老生常谈的主张。
一些民主党人质疑普拉特纳是如何未经 vetting 就走到这一步的——更不用说部分民主党人对其恶劣短信和纳粹主题纹身视而不见。
这一切都是为了击败柯林斯。
“我早就说过了”几乎是宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼的口头禅。他从一开始就公开反对普拉特纳，并抨击那些盲目支持普拉特纳的同僚。
“我只能说，垃圾自己滚了，”费特曼在福克斯新闻节目中说道，“终于，缅因州的选民有机会真正投票给一个不是垃圾的人了。”
但费特曼对一位参议院同僚尤为不满：现代社会主义的教父。
“（参议员）伯尼·桑德斯（佛蒙特州独立议员）需要向缅因州选民和所有为这场彻头彻尾的失败竞选捐款的人道歉。他比任何人都推动普拉特纳参选，如今却还在支持这些共产主义者和那些可恶的反美分子，”费特曼说道。
2026年5月24日，缅因州奥罗诺——在缅因大学科林斯艺术中心举行的“对抗寡头政治”巡回活动上，佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯与正在竞选缅因州州长的特洛伊·杰克逊（左）和民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳一同亮相。普拉特纳为推定民主党提名候选人，将在大选中对阵现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯（缅因州共和党），角逐缅因州联邦参议院席位。（乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社）
这让一些民主党人感到担忧，此前纽约联邦众议院民主党候选人克莱尔·巴尔德塞、达丽利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利埃和布拉德·兰德在初选中获胜。
再加上梅拉特·基罗斯——她在上周的初选中击败了任职30年的科罗拉多州民主党众议员黛安娜·德盖特。
基罗斯随后在YouTube上与瓦尔特·莱因一同亮相后，引发了科罗拉多州的一系列争议。
“我开始攻读博士学位的原因之一，是终于意识到，如果不进行赔偿，我们永远无法真正解决白人至上主义问题，”基罗斯说道。
这正是民主党人担忧政党向左偏移的原因。
民主党人或许不必再像处理普拉特纳那样应对性侵指控、不当短信和纹身问题，但他们可能会面临其他民主社会主义者推动的政策争议。
【社会主义者推出激进纲领，呼吁废除美国参议院，以彻底重塑美国】
阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德正在密歇根州角逐联邦参议院民主党提名，对手是密歇根州联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯。密歇根州参议员加里·彼得斯已宣布退休。
没人知道民主党在缅因州普拉特纳事件后会走向何方。
但如果民主党想要夺回参议院控制权，就必须保住密歇根州。
“你无法改革移民海关执法局（ICE）——必须废除它，”埃尔赛义德在最近与史蒂文斯的辩论中说道。
他将伊朗的激进主义与“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动相提并论，并宣称密歇根州迪尔伯恩市的民众对伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·哈梅内伊的去世“感到难过”。
试图在民主党党内走“温和路线”的史蒂文斯则聚焦民生议题。
“我会不惜一切代价降低民众生活成本，”史蒂文斯在辩论中说道。
民主党人陷入分裂。
“我也不认同黑利和阿卜杜勒所说的每一句话。他们都是我的同事，都是我的朋友，我在这场初选中保持中立。但我们民主党确实拥有一个大帐篷，”密歇根州众议员黛比·丁格尔在福克斯新闻节目中说道。
但当被问及进步派时，丁格尔回应道：“我不认为美国民主社会主义者会把我们逼入绝境。”
政治观察人士指出，像埃尔赛义德这样的候选人能激发党内活力，但这在大选中意味着什么呢？
“我认为这是一个绝佳的试金石，因为我认为埃尔赛义德会赢得提名。而且他会为民主党带来巨大的热情。问题是，他能否吸引独立选民？这还有待观察，”阿克伦大学政治学家大卫·科恩说道。
2026年5月3日，密歇根州底特律，密歇根州联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德在佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯上台前发表演讲。（莎拉·赖斯/盖蒂图片社）
以下是民主党面临的参议院竞选地图：
北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·提利斯已宣布退休。民主党希望凭借前北卡罗来纳州州长罗伊·库珀（民主党）击败前共和党全国委员会主席迈克尔·沃特利，拿下这个“焦油脚跟州”。
在俄亥俄州，前参议员谢罗德·布朗（民主党俄亥俄州）在不到两年前输给共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺后，再度发起竞选。
他的对手是接替副总统JD·万斯出任参议员的乔恩·赫斯特德（共和党俄亥俄州）。
“大量资金正涌入该州。共和党人和民主党人都清楚，俄亥俄州是共和党保住参议院多数席位或民主党翻盘的关键州之一，”科恩说道。
艾奥瓦州曾是摇摆州。共和党参议员乔尼·恩斯特在连任两届后宣布退休。但这个“鹰眼州”正逐渐成为战场，共和党众议员阿什利·辛森将对阵民主党人乔希·图雷克。
民主党最后的希望是拿下“最后边疆”阿拉斯加州。前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉（民主党阿拉斯加州）将对阵参议员丹·沙利文（共和党阿拉斯加州）。
民主党还必须守住佐治亚州，参议员乔恩·奥索夫（民主党佐治亚州）将对阵众议员迈克·柯林斯（共和党佐治亚州）。
正如密歇根州和佐治亚州对民主党的重要性一样，在共和党人肯·帕克斯顿击败参议员约翰·科宁（共和党德克萨斯州）赢得党内初选后，民主党必须在德克萨斯州守住阵地。
（美联社照片/LM·奥尔特罗）
帕克斯顿将对阵民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉尔西奥。
对民主党来说，拿下“孤星之州”德克萨斯州希望渺茫。
每一次选举周期似乎都是如此。但多年来，民主党一直都将选情拉得相当接近。
不过科恩表示，即使失败，民主党也可能有所收获。
“即使民主党在德克萨斯州未能取胜，德克萨斯州也将发挥巨大作用：届时两党会投入大量资源到该州，而民主党原本可以将更多资金投入俄亥俄、密歇根、北卡罗来纳或佐治亚等州，”科恩说道。
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但民主党现在必须花时间弄清楚进步派的吸引力对他们意味着什么，尤其是在缅因州党内崩盘之后。共和党人认为民主党是自己最大的敌人。
“我们一直以来的秘密计划就是让他们畅所欲言。让格雷厄姆·普拉特纳开口，让密歇根州的阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德医生开口，”约翰·肯尼迪说道，“民主党即将迎来一场清算。”
这场清算或许已经在缅因州民主党人中上演。
如果这真是共和党的“秘密计划”，那根本算不上秘密。民主党人早已非常清楚自己的问题所在。
查德·珀格拉姆目前担任福克斯新闻频道（FNC）首席国会通讯员。他于2007年9月加入该频道，总部位于华盛顿特区。
How Maine’s Democratic meltdown could shape the Senate midterms
2026-07-10 6:29pm EDT / Fox News
Democrats’ turmoil in Maine underscores broader ideological battles that could shape the fight for Senate control
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Democratic infighting exposed amid Graham Platner debacle
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on Democrats’ efforts to replace Graham Platner on the ballot on ‘America Reports.’
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Political watchers expected this fall’s Maine Senate contest to emerge as the main event in the midterms as Democrats try to unseat five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
Again.
It is said that as Maine goes, so goes the nation. And this year, Maine could dictate how the Senate goes. But Democrats are facing trouble in the Pine Tree State.
Progressives thought they discovered a pearl of a candidate in waterman Graham Platner and his oyster enterprise.
Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But the party has now shucked Platner and is diving to find a replacement by July 27th.
For Democrats, defeating Collins is like the pursuit of the Great White Whale in Moby Dick. Potentially in their grasp. Yet elusive. Republicans aren’t concerned about the veteran GOPer.
“There’s a reason that she’s been a United States Senator for Maine since God was a baby,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Fox. “People like her.”
The Democratic Party was fractured before as its “mainstream middle” scraps with progressives.
However, the Platner debacle may have underscored what made the schism worse.
MILLIONS IN DEM AD MONEY VANISHED FROM PLATNER RACE DAYS BEFORE RAPE ALLEGATION DOOMED SENATE BID
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will soon release their long-term platform. The DSA wants to eliminate the Senate. Expand the House. Pack the Supreme Court? How about having the House pick the Court instead?
The DSA pushes a 32-hour workweek without changes to pay or benefits.
And then there are older suggestions like Medicare for all and guaranteed minimum wages.
Some Democrats are asking how Platner got this far – unvetted. That’s to say nothing of some Democrats looking past his awful text messages and Nazi-themed tattoo.
All in the name of trying to defeat Collins.
“I told you so” is essentially the mantra of Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) He’s been outspoken against Platner since the start and railed against colleagues who blindly flocked to Platner.
“I’d say that the trash took itself out,” said Fetterman on Fox. “Finally, people in Maine have a chance to really vote on someone that’s not a total piece of trash.”
But Fetterman held particular contempt for a Senate colleague: the godfather of modern socialism.
“(Sen.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign. More than anyone, he pushed Platner into the election. And now he keeps pushing these communists and these kind of awful anti-American people,” said Fetterman.
ORONO, MAINE – MAY 24: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stands with Troy Jackson (L), who is running for Governor of Maine, and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat in the general election.(Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
That’s what worries some Democrats after primary victories in New York by Democratic House nominees Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander.
Then throw in Melat Kiros. She felled 30-year veteran Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in the primary last week.
Kiros then triggered a Colorado avalanche of controversy after an appearance with Walter Rhein on YouTube.
“One of the things that brought me into starting my PhD program was finally coming to the realization that we were never really going to be able to tackle white supremacy in the way that we need to without reparations,” said Kiros.
This is why Democrats are concerned about the party steering left.
Democrats might not need to worry about allegations of sexual assault, texts and tattoos like they did with Platner.
But they could grapple with policies pushed by other Democratic Socialists.
SOCIALISTS LAUNCH RADICAL PLATFORM TO ABOLISH THE US SENATE IN BID TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM AMERICA
Abdul El-Sayed is seeking the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.). Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is retiring.
Who knows what awaits Democrats in Maine, post-Platner.
But Democrats must retain Michigan if they have a fighting chance to seize control of the Senate.
“You can’t retrain ICE. You have to abolish ICE,” said El-Sayed at a recent debate with Stevens.
He equated radicalism in Iran to MAGA. And, he declared that people in Dearborn, MI were “sad” about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Stevens, trying to run in the “middle” lane of the party, is focused on kitchen table issues.
“I will run through anyone and anything to lower costs,” said Stevens during the debate.
Democrats are torn.
“I don’t agree with everything either Haley or Abdul have said. They’re both colleagues. They’re both friends, and I’m neutral in this race. But we do have a big tent,” said Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) on Fox.
But when pressed about progressives, Dingell replied, “I don’t think that the DSA is painting us into the corners.”
Political observers note that candidates like El-Sayed energize the party. But what does that mean in the general election?
“I think it is a great test case because I think El-Sayed is going to win that nomination. And I think with it, he brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm, again from Democrats. The question is will he be able to appeal to independents? And that remains to be seen,” said University of Akron political scientist David Cohen.
Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
So here’s the Senate map for Democrats.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is retiring. Democrats hope to flip the Tar Heel State with former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) against former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.
In the Buckeye State, former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is mounting a comeback after losing to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) less than two years ago.
He’s up against appointed Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), who succeeded Vice President JD Vance.
“There’s a lot of money flowing into this state. Both Republicans and Democrats realize that Ohio is one of the keys to either Republicans holding the Senate or Democrats flipping it,” said Cohen.
Iowa used to be a swing state. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is retiring after two terms. But the Hawkeye State is shaping up as a battleground as Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) faces Democrat Josh Turek.
The Democrats’ last hope is to capture the Last Frontier: Alaska. Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska.) is up against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.)
Democrats must also cling to Georgia as Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) faces Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.)
And just like Michigan and Georgia are for the Democrats, it’s “hold ‘em” in Texas after Republican Ken Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the primary.
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
Paxton takes on Democrat James Talarcio.
Winning the Lone Star State may be a long shot for Democrats.
It seems that way each cycle. However, Democrats have made it relatively close for years now.
But Cohen says Democrats might win – despite losing.
“Even if Democrats come up short in Texas, Texas will have served a huge purpose in driving a lot of those resources to that state when they could have maybe spent more money in places like Ohio or Michigan or North Carolina or Georgia,” said Cohen.
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But Democrats must now devote time to figuring out what the progressive pull means for them. Especially after the Maine implosion. Republicans believe the Democrats are their own worst enemy.
“Our secret plan all along has been let them speak. Let Graham Platner speak. Let Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan speak,” said John Kennedy. “A reckoning is coming for the Democratic Party.”
It may have already come for Democrats in Maine.
And if this is the “secret plan” by Republicans, it’s not so secret. Democrats already understand their problem all too well.
Chad Pergram currently serves as Chief Congressional Correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
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