Shenna Bellows campaigns for US Senate in Maine – for MSNBC | M. Scott Brauer

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee town caucus in Brunswick, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks with Shirley Rosen after Bellows spoke to the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. Rosen, a retired state employee, said, “After listening to her today, I told her she has my vote. Weneed to get rid of this governor and get more democrats in the Senate.” The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Tony Donovan (right), president of the Maine Rail Transit Coalition, speaks with Damon Yakovleff of Portland (front) before the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Donovan’s group advocates for the return of passenger rail to a railroad owned by the state of Maine. Candidates presented their positions to the public and also gathered signatures required to get them listed on the ballot. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Steve Gordon (green plaid with suspenders) adds his signature to help get Maine State Senate District 9 candidate Anne Haskell on the ballot for the 2014 election before the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Gordon said he had been a democrat since Adlai Stevenson’s campaign. Candidates presented their positions to the public and also gathered signatures required to get them listed on the ballot. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Candidates collected signatures from Maine citizens at the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Each candidate must collect a certain number of valid signatures in order to appear on election ballots. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

A handwritten sign points to the Falmouth Democratic town caucus in the Falmouth Elementary School cafeteria in Falmouth, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Cumberland County Sheriff candidate Mike Edes, former President of the Maine State Trooper Association, (white shirt, with tie) speaks with Stephen Shaw (jeans) while Edes’ wife Jennifer Edes (pink jacket) looks on before the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Stephen Shaw moved to Portland 8 months earlier and had never been to a caucus. Jennifer Edes has been helping out her husband during the campaign. Candidates presented their positions to the public and also gathered signatures required to get them listed on the ballot. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Portland Democratic City Committee town caucus in the East End School cafeteria in Portland, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Robert Galloupee, of Brunswick, fills out a ballot to register his participation in the the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee town caucus in Brunswick, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee town caucus in Brunswick, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Falmouth Democratic town caucus in the Falmouth Elementary School cafeteria in Falmouth, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

People listen as Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee town caucus in Brunswick, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Falmouth Democratic town caucus in the Falmouth Elementary School cafeteria in Falmouth, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

State Senator Stan Gerzofsky (Democrat, District 10) speaks to the Brunswick Democratic Town Committee town caucus in Brunswick, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

People listen as Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate in Maine for US Senate, speaks to the Falmouth Democratic town caucus in the Falmouth Elementary School cafeteria in Falmouth, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.

Sarah Woodard, Shenna Bellows’ state finance director, takes a picture of Bellows with Frank DeSarro, elected Secretary of the Kittery Democrats during the town caucus, after Bellows spoke at the Kittery Democrats town caucus in the Town Hall Council Chambers in Kittery, Maine, USA, on March 3, 2014. Bellows is trying to unseat incumbent Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins in the 2014 election. The town caucus had speeches from various other local candidates and also served to choose delegates for the 2014 Maine State Democratic Caucus.