{"id":35417,"date":"2026-05-02T03:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=35417"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:53:15","slug":"maine-zerlegt-die-partei-wie-die-demokraten-sich-selbst-bekaempfen-waehrend-trump-davon-profitiert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/maine-zerlegt-die-partei-wie-die-demokraten-sich-selbst-bekaempfen-waehrend-trump-davon-profitiert\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine tears the party apart - how Democrats are fighting themselves while Trump benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Something has happened in Maine that goes far beyond a single campaign. Janet Mills, the sitting governor and the preferred candidate of Chuck Schumer, withdraws her bid for the Senate. Not because of a scandal, not because of a political mistake, but simply because she could no longer mobilize support. Instead, Graham Platner prevails, an oyster farmer with no political experience. For Schumer, this is an open loss of power. For the party, it is a signal that can no longer be ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042221.017.webp?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042221.017.webp?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042221.017.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042221.017.webp?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042221.017.webp?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Janet Mills, (right)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042542.500.webp?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042542.500.webp?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042542.500.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042542.500.webp?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T042542.500.webp?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has unexpectedly dropped her candidacy for the US Senate. She cites a lack of financial resources as the reason, although she remains convinced that the country is on a dangerous political path. In her statement, she highlights her achievements as attorney general and governor, particularly in health care, education, and climate policy. At the same time, she sharply criticizes Republican policies, accusing them of ignoring scientific evidence and social needs. She concludes by describing the office of governor as the greatest honor of her life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anger is no longer directed only at Donald Trump. It is also turning inward. Ezra Levin of Indivisible puts it plainly: the base no longer wants a party that functions the way it has. It wants people who fight. Platner fits that image exactly. He pushed himself forward without the backing of party leadership, supported by local Indivisible groups, by Bernie Sanders, and by the progressive wing. The fact that he openly attacks his own leadership has not hurt him, it has helped him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/grahamplattnerw.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Graham Platner<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Platner himself makes no secret that his criticism will not change. At the same time, he says he will take any support he can get. A sentence that shows how much the balance of power has shifted. The party leadership is losing influence, while candidates who draw clear lines are gaining strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Republicans, this is a comfortable position. Bernadette Breslin openly says that Schumer has lost the first round in a proxy conflict with Bernie Sanders. While Sanders supports progressive candidates across the country, Schumer is struggling to get his own choices through primaries at all. The conflict is not local. It is visible in Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and in several House races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 682 \/ 360;\" width=\"682\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/drabduldemomid.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a physician and public health expert with a medical degree and a doctorate in public health. He served as Detroit\u2019s health director and is running as a progressive Democratic candidate in Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, backed by Sanders, is running against Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow. McMorrow goes even further and publicly questions whether she would support Schumer as majority leader at all. She states clearly that the political situation has changed and that a different response is needed, because the Republican Party is now dominated by Trump. Statements like this would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategically, pressure is also increasing. Lis Smith sees the development as a direct consequence of the defeats of 2024, when Joe Biden had to drop out and Kamala Harris lost to Trump. Many voters are tired of familiar faces and old structures. Chuck Schumer, critics say, completely misread this mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T044003.409.webp?resize=640%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T044003.409.webp?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T044003.409.webp?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T044003.409.webp?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/batch_kaizennewsday-2026-05-02T044003.409.webp?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The resignation of Chuck Schumer has been overdue for months and would open a new, freer path for the Democratic Party to reorganize itself. Schumer is a brake, and many of his decisions have been more pro Trump than pro America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, more moderate voices warn of the consequences. Matt Bennett of Third Way openly says that candidates like Platner could hurt chances against Susan Collins. His message is clear: those who want to win must nominate candidates who can reach broad majorities. This view stands in direct conflict with the current movement at the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schumer himself is sticking to his course. Through his spokeswoman Allison Biasotti, he says his goal remains unchanged: retaking the Senate. In states like North Carolina, Ohio, and Alaska, his team sees better conditions, where his candidates are running without comparable conflicts. The Senate currently stands at 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and two independents. The path to a majority is narrow, and that is exactly why every internal conflict weighs twice as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the party stands at a crossroads between renewal and risk. The base is pushing forward, demanding new faces, new strategies, more confrontation. The leadership is trying to maintain control and push candidates it considers electable. In between lies a power struggle that is no longer happening behind closed doors, but out in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Democrats are trying to reorganize themselves, their actual opponent remains firmly at the center of power. Donald Trump does not even need to intensify these conflicts. They are unfolding on their own. 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Janet Mills, amtierende Gouverneurin und eigentlich Wunschkandidatin von Chuck Schumer, zieht ihre Bewerbung f\u00fcr den Senat zur\u00fcck. Nicht wegen eines Skandals, nicht wegen eines politischen Fehlers, sondern weil sie schlicht keine Unterst\u00fctzung mehr mobilisieren konnte. 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