Maine Progressive Says He Won’t Back Schumer Even After Democrats Unite Behind Collins Challenger – Democratic Accent

Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger – Democratic Accent

ELLSWORTH, MAINE — Graham Platner says he still wouldn’t support Sen. Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader going forward, even after holding what he described as a “perfectly cordial conversation” with the top Democrat in the chamber. Platner, an oyster farmer and Army and Marine veteran who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, will face off in this year’s midterm elections in blue-leaning Maine against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Co…

Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger

Graham Platner, the Democrats' presumptive Senate nominee in Maine, says he still won't back Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader despite a cordial conversation.