Democrats coalesce around Platner as Mills exits Maine Senate race

Democrats are coalescing astir progressive governmental outsider Graham Platner and his bid to oust incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins successful Maine aft superior rival Janet Mills ended her struggling bid Thursday.  Mills, who is word constricted arsenic governor, jumped into the contention precocious past twelvemonth arsenic 1 of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) top recruits,…