Platner campaign ‘being blown completely out of the water’ by outside GOP spending: Memo

A Monday memo from Graham Platner’s campaign shows the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine is battling an onslaught of outside GOP spending.

The memo, obtained by Politico, says Republicans spent $4.3 million on the race between Platner and incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from last Tuesday through Monday. Collins’s campaign spent $500,000, while PACs supporting her spent $3.7 million.

Platner’s campaign, meanwhile, spent $440,000 during the aforementioned time period. When including ad buys from League of Labor Voters, Common Defense and Majority Forward in support of the Democrat, the party’s spending in the race hit $1.6 million. 

The memo also noted GOP groups will outspend Democrats four-to-one in the race over the upcoming week. Pine Tree Results PAC, which backs Collins, is spending roughly $1.5 million weekly and is slated to spend nearly $10 million more by early August, the document shows.

“The GOP understands the stakes of this race, which is why they are investing millions of dollars every week to protect Susan Collins,” the memo........

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