Is Janet Mills running for Senate to serve the people of Maine, or to settle a score with President Trump?

The Democratic Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, launched her campaign for the United States Senate on Tuesday, challenging incumbent Republican Susan Collins. 

Why the move from governor to senator?

After months of incessant quarrels with the Trump Administration, Mills is using the role to “stand up to Donald Trump,” instead of standing up for the people of Maine.

Her personal vendetta is evident. Having disobeyed Trump's executive order meant to prevent trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, Mills is more concerned about implementing her leftist agenda than protecting women. In response to the Trump administration's repeated requests that Mills implement the executive order, she replied, “We’ll see you in court”, confirming her crusade against the Trump administration. 

In a video announcing her Senate run, Mills said, "If this President and this Congress were doing things that were even remotely acceptable, I wouldn't be running for the U.S. Senate." 

This means that Mills finds it acceptable to put young girls and women at risk. 

The campaign to unseat Senator Collins raises a significant question: why abandon an executive role in serving the people of Maine to pursue serving in the legislature?

Political retaliation. 

Mills's reason for representing the people of Maine in the legislature is not rooted in a desire to serve more effectively, but instead, a commitment to her own personal vendetta against the President of the United States. If elected, she’d be the oldest freshman Senator, highlighting the age debate that has been brought about by Democrats in reference to Trump’s age limiting his ability to serve.

Forget bipartisan solutions or problem-solving, because Mills cares more about problem-making. Her own actions and refusal to enforce the Trump administration's executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women's sports underscores her combative and defiant nature. 

Her decision to run Senate appears to be less about representation and more about amplifying her own opposition to Trump.