00:00I wanted to directly address the troubling, serious, and false allegations against me.
00:06Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically false.
00:11Over the last ten months, I have been deeply humbled by the faith Mainers have put in me.
00:17You have welcomed me into your homes, into your places of work, into your restaurants, into your houses of worship.
00:23You have shown that a different kind of politics, one that puts the interests of people over corporations, is not
00:31just possible, but is inevitable.
00:34This movement we have built, the largest volunteer base in the history of Maine politics,
00:39the hundreds of thousands of grassroots donors, and the supporters across the ideological spectrum,
00:45we were united in a love of Maine, a belief that our politics must change, and a focus on defeating
00:53Susan Collins.
00:54So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will inflict,
01:01we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people
01:06that I love,
01:07the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins.
01:11Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today.
01:17On June 9th, 154,058 Mainers, the most in primary history, voted to reject a broken politics beholden to Washington
01:28and the donor class.
01:30They voted for hope, for change, to take back our economy, to take back our power, and to take back
01:38our Senate seat.
01:39Throughout it all, you never turned your back on me, and I will not turn my back on you now.
01:46Every one of you deserves to see that vision come to fruition, and see Susan Collins defeated.
01:52And we will use every tool at our disposal to do so.
01:55As Maine goes, so goes the nation.
01:59As always, thank you.
02:01As always, thank you.
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