Graham Platner Had a Much Better Primary Result Than Lindsey Graham
Platner won 72% of the vote and swept every county, even as scrutiny over a tattoo and past posts shadowed his campaign.
- On Tuesday, Maine Democrat Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary with 72 percent of the vote, sweeping every county despite days of campaign turmoil that had threatened his candidacy.
- Platner's campaign faced scrutiny following revelations of a Nazi Totenkopf tattoo, deleted Reddit posts with inflammatory statements, and reports from ex-girlfriends describing volatile behavior and physical intimidation.
- Endorsed by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as part of a nationwide progressive surge, Platner received backing from Justice Democrats, whose spokesman Usamah Andrabi said the movement is "taking down corporate political dynasties."
- Platner will challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in November's general election; Collins seeks a sixth term and maintains a political war chest exceeding $20 million.
- The Democratic Party is shifting leftward, with recent polling showing voters increasingly favor progressive policies; Gallup found 66 percent of Democrats view socialism more positively than capitalism compared to 42 percent of Republicans.
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POLITICS: Graham Platner’s primary win: Letters
The Issue: Graham Platner wins Maine’s Democratic Senate primary despite his long list of scandals. The Democrats are doing anything possible to wrest the Senate from the Republicans, with a great example being their support for Graham Platner, who won the Maine Democratic primary (“He’s Maine event,” June 11). In the past, he appeared to endorse political violence, criticized officers of the law and dismissed rape charges in the military. If th…
Graham Platner Had a Much Better Primary Result Than Lindsey Graham
John Nichols The anti-establishment Democrat in Maine won much bigger than the establishment Republican in South Carolina. The post Graham Platner Had a Much Better Primary Result Than Lindsey Graham appeared first on The Nation.
Graham Platner signals a problem for Democrats, and the rest of us
The "progressive" wing of the Democratic Party is on a roll, winning nominations and elections. Left-wing leaders are taking earned victory laps as they chalk up victories for candidates espousing socialism, hostility to Israel (and often Jews), identity politics, and other leftist positions that were until recently thankfully rare in American politics. But the radicals' support for Maine's deeply troubled Graham Platner, who won the party's nod…
Singleton Blasts Democrats for ‘Machiavellian’ Platner Double Standard
Singleton Blasts Democrats for ‘Machiavellian’ Platner Double Standard As scandal-plagued candidate Graham Platner claimed victory in the Democratic Maine Senate primary, the Democratic party and media establishment quickly warmed up to their new hope to seize the Senate. On Tuesday night, CNN’s The Source host Kaitlan Collins interviewed Congressman Ro Khanna on his stance on Platner and his multitude of scandals. Fortunately, Bulldog Award Wi…
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