Chuck Todd

But the fact of the matter is, had she not sought reelection, the seat's done.

You know, if anything, it just becomes a you know, it's the big primary fight between Graham Plattner and Janet Mills.

Now, that's not the case.

And it makes you know, this is probably a good day for Janet Mills.

If there is a if if there's a growing belief that that Graham Plattner's mouth has gotten him in too much trouble and it provides too much baggage and that it's the wrong the wrong thing.

profile to be running against Collins, you know, that there will be the conventional wisdom crowd will gravitate more to Mills.

Now, I'm sort of torn on this.

Right.

I think there is an out.

I think we're in an outsider insider phase.

And if you're the outsider, you're in a better position than if you're the insider.

Right.

And in some ways, Grant Plattner could run the campaign he runs against Mills is the same campaign he runs against Collins.

And my guess is that's the campaign he tries to do as a primary voter.

Mills has a tougher job.

She's got to both defend a little bit of her own incumbency and then at the same time,

Is it just purely a character campaign against Plattner, which doesn't always work in competitive primaries?

So it's complicated.

I think it certainly will help her financially, help her organizationally.

That's Janet Mills.