“The hope that you built never belonged to any one campaign. We’re only made to feel powerless when we stand alone. And that is what they try and do is divide us. And that’s why I entered public life, fought for working people in the legislature and in the Maine Senate. And it’s why I’m running for the United States Senate today.” “I think, as many of you know over the past couple of days, I have faced some very serious allegations. And I just want to make it clear this is all false.” “Today, we turn the page. Today, this becomes a general election campaign. And today we begin the work of defeating Susan Collins in November. We have a party to unite. We have a movement to build, and we have a senator to defeat. And together we are going to win.”