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DNC Omits Maine Senate Nominee From Photo of Top Candidates
The Democratic National Committee left one Senate nominee out of a photo used in a fundraising appeal. The image showed five other Democratic candidates running in competitive races this cycle.
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The image featured former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Texas state Rep. James Talarico, former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, and former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola. A poll tracker account on X first noted the omission. The photo accompanied a message urging voters to help Democrats gain control of the Senate in the November midterm elections.
The accompanying text stated the committee is organizing to elect Democrats who will take back power from Donald Trump. A DNC official said the committee does not include every Senate campaign in each appeal because of space limits. The nominee previously joined a DNC ad that also featured Talarico, Ossoff, Peltola, Cooper, and Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek.
The nominee has denied the allegations and remains in the race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). A recent poll showed the nominee leading Collins by two points. The nominee also wrote a fundraising letter for the DNC. DNC Chairman Ken Martin said the nominee built a grassroots movement focused on working Mainers.
Martin added that the committee plans to help organize voters to defeat Collins and regain Senate control.
