Maine’s Senate race is going to be a very long one. Platner’s been on the air for a while because of his primary against Mills, but now it’s Collins’ turn.

There are other signs that the race is evolving quickly into a general-election marathon. Among them: The Maine press is scrutinizing the health of both candidates.

On Wednesday, WCSH interviewed Collins about her lifelong tremor; she released a statement saying she’s had it her entire career as a senator and that it “does not interfere at all with my ability to do my job.”

“The tremor is occasionally inconvenient, and sometimes the subject of cruel comments online, but it does not hinder my ability to work and, as I said, is something that I have lived with for decades,” she said.

Platner has a 100% Veterans Administration disability rating from his service overseas, but said it won’t affect his ability to function in Congress, either. He said last year that he’s “lucky enough that in my four combat tours, I was blown up enough times that the VA thinks I deserve healthcare.”