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2026,·33 mins # Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump? [Americast](/sounds/brand/p07h19zz) Available for over a year Why has an oyster fisherman from Maine - criticised for having a Nazi tattoo - become
Maine, is facing reelection this year, though she did not draw a primary challenge and is running in a state Vice President Kamala Harris carried in 2024. The other remaining senator from that group
2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3736x3736+1104+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fa7%2F71b762b84678bc805585ec04893d%2Fap26064063253402.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5795841/democrats-senate-fundraising-republican-maga-cash-on-hand-campaign-finance) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [4 charts show where money is going in the midterms
2026, a significant boost after a slowdown at the end of 2025, official statistics showed. That came despite pressure on consumers from US tariffs, which led to higher prices for American shoppers, and the fresh
main issues in the election, Bonner said: “It’s the guns and it’s the immigration. Everybody’s familiar with Paxton’s scandals*.”* Keenly aware of those scandals, Republican leaders pleaded with Trump to stay
mainly in Iran and Lebanon – and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices. ## **Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey**  The former
significant amount of attention is focused on Maine's Senate race, where political newcomer Graham Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has held the seat for 30 years. Platner