Welcome to the three martini lunch.

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

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We're so glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the Three Martini Lunch.

And Jim, there are always certain Senate races that we pay a lot of attention to from cycle to cycle.

And one of the ones that's already gotten a lot of attention is up in Maine, which has big news today, conflicting emotions, really, for Grand Platner up in Maine.

First of all, it's a tough day for him because this is the day Hitler died back in 1945.

I looked that up and I was debating and I like, I can't go there.

Greg, you did it for me.

Thank God bless you.

But it now looks like he's got a glide path to the Democratic nomination because

Democratic governor Janet Mills is dropping out

of the race. Her statement says, while I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience,

and above all else, the fight to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing political

campaigns unfortunately require today the financial resources. They say Senator Susan Collins, the incumbent,

of course, has 10 million on hand. Plattner has 2.7 million on hand. Governor Mills with

$1 million on hand. She had a paltry fundraising quarter, I guess, which has led to this. And so,

Jim, Plattner was way ahead in the polls.

This was likely to happen anyway.

The primary was set for June 9th.

But now I guess everybody can focus on the general election.

And Collins can unleash everything from her arsenal.

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