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  I’m incredibly pleased to announce a new perk for all paid subscribers to The Downballot: a free three-month subscription to Taegan Goddard’s must-read Political Wire! I’ve been religiously reading Political Wire for more than a quarter century—before I ever even began blogging myself—and there truly is nothing like it. From the start, I immediately grasped that Taegan had a unique combination of talents: He always knows exactly what the most important news stories are each day, and he’s brilliant at distilling them down to their most important takeaways. We’ve tried to emulate that approach here at The Downballot when it comes to elections, but Taegan casts a much wider net, covering every national development every political professional and junkie needs to know about. What’s more, reading Political Wire is just so darn efficient . It’ll keep you on top of everything with a minimum of time and effort. For his paying subscribers (of which I am proudly one), Taegan offers even m...

  Morning Digest: Democrats begin piling into Maine's newly reopened Senate race Five familiar names are already running David Nir and Jeff Singer Jul 10 Brewery owner Dan Kleban was the first Democrat to enter Maine’s newly reopened Senate race (credit: Dan Kleban video screenshot) Leading Off ME-Sen Democrats began piling into Maine’s newly reopened Senate race after Graham Platner announced on Wednesday that he’d quit his campaign following rape allegations, all of whom previously ran for office this cycle. One candidate actually jumped in even before Platner’s announcement, brewery owner Dan Kleban. Last year, Kleban briefly ran in the Democratic primary that Platner eventually won but abandoned his effort after just six weeks. While he was a candidate, Kleban initially wavered when asked in September if he’d continue his bid if Gov. Janet Mills were to enter the contest, then told Semafor , “I’m 100% in this race. I don’t really care who gets in.” Ultimately, though, he dro...