{"id":314052,"date":"2026-01-30T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maines-senate-showdown-the-race-that-could-tip-the-balance\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:00:32","slug":"maines-senate-showdown-the-race-that-could-tip-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/maines-senate-showdown-the-race-that-could-tip-the-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine&#8217;s Senate showdown: The race that could tip the balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UXb4WsT5RI8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Maine's Senate showdown: The race that could tip the balance\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXb4WsT5RI8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Maine\u2019s US Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most critical battlegrounds of the midterms, with control of the chamber potentially on the line. Democrats are aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins, while a competitive Democratic primary is heating up between two-term Governor Janet Mills and newcomer Graham Platner. CNN\u2019s Manu Raju reports. For more of Manu&#8217;s reporting from Maine, watch &quot;Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju&quot; on Sunday at 8a and 11a ET on CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine\u2019s US Senate race is shaping up to be one of the most critical battlegrounds of the midterms, with control of the chamber potentially on the line. Democrats are aiming to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins, while a competitive Democratic primary is heating up between two-term Governor Janet Mills and newcomer Graham Platner. 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