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Graham Platner and what are his positions on key issues? Platner, 41, who focused on issues facing people, ran a grassroots campaign
issues together." ### 'Unaffordable isn't accessible' That connection is one that Democrat Graham Platner has also leaned into in his bid for U.S. Senate in Maine.  the oysterman had sent while married to a woman who wasn't his wife. Halvorsen
issued a qualified defense of [Maine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine) Senate candidate Graham Platner on Sunday, saying “his actions were misogynistic, they were shameful, they were wrong, but they didn’t come as a surprise
issued [a statement slamming her Democratic rivals](https://x.com/SenSusanCollins/status/2048495962801263100?s=20), Gov. Janet Mills and newcomer Graham Platner, for criticizing efforts to fund DHS. “The Secret Service is funded through the Department of Homeland Security
campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career. Instead, in a result that would have seemed improbable only a year ago, Platner emerged battered but unbroken, convincing Democratic
Graham Platner. Platner’s [decisive victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/09/graham-platner-wins-maine-senate-primary-00955484) quelled for now any serious discussion that he could be replaced as the party’s nominee in the wake
Graham Platner”. The race against Collins is likely to be tight and could help decide control of the Senate. In his remarks, Platner, a progressive populist backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, set out a critique
Graham Platner in Maine, as well as purple states such as Ohio and Michigan, could upset the Republican lead. Texas, which Trump won in 2024 by a gaping [14 percentage points](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-texas-president.html)
Graham Platner](https://x.com/kenklippenstein/status/2064533893898715318?s=20). More than 100,000 Democrats in Maine agreed, making Platner, a marine veteran and oyster farmer, their [nominee for the US Senate](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/graham-platner-maine-senate-primary) against Republican incumbent Susan Collins
issued a statement saying that attacks or [threats would not go unanswered](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5853016:x). NPR's Franco Ordoñez says there is a real danger of Iranian retaliation against the strikes, which could spark
Graham Platner's call to upend a political system he says is rigged against working-class Americans. Platner's [call for a political revolution](https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-05-03/senate-hopeful-graham-platner-and-candidates-for-governor-take-stage-at-democratic-convention) has been a centerpiece of a barnstorming campaign
Graham Platner is not someone who would be good for Maine or for the country,” McDonald wrote in the Washington Post. “He exhibits a pattern of dishonest behavior that is impossible to ignore. “Despite being
issued almost daily statements supporting Hezbollah and says peace efforts must address wars in both Iran and Lebanon, Myre says. But Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said he [wants Israeli forces
Platner is expected to handily beat his closest Democratic rivals: environmental consultant David Costello and Governor Janet Mills, who will remain on the ballot despite announcing her withdrawal from the race. ## Contests for Maine