Maine secretary of state announces bid to replace Platner in Senate race

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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) on Thursday launched her campaign to take the place of Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine.  In a statement after Platner’s exit, Bellows, who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in 2014, said the people of her state “have been building a movement…