Maine Democrats are in the process of selecting their “second-best” choice to Graham Platner. Their exercise says a lot about Maine Democrats. It also says a lot about the state of the Democrat Party.

Sen. Susan Collins is up for reelection this November. She does a great job for Maine and has been doing so throughout her tenure. Yet for Democrats, she has a particular shortcoming: She has the temerity to be a Republican in a state and region now dominated by Democrats.

In Maine, Democrats have controlled the House of Representatives since 2012 (and all but two of the last 34 years); they have controlled the Senate since 2018 (and all but 10 of the last 34 years), giving them full control of the state legislature for eight years. Democrats have held the governorship since 2019. They currently hold a “trifecta” of Maine state governance; over the last 34 years, Democrats have held the trifecta for 16 years.

That Democrats’ dominance in Maine has not served the state well is irrelevant to them. According to Maine Wire, the state’s infrastructure received an F grade.  Unleash Prosperity states that last year, its electricity rates jumped over 36 percent, America’s largest increase. Maine has America’s highest property tax burden, America’s fourth highest individual tax burden, ranks 46th for........

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