Platner Switches Campaign Treasurers in Latest Staffing Shakeup

Platner switches campaign treasurers in latest staffing shakeup

Campaign finance paperwork indicates the U.S. Senate candidate has named a new treasurer, in the latest staffing change to follow a pair of controversies.

2 more staffers ditch Graham Platner's troubled Senate campaign amid Nazi, communism scandals

Graham Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer and Marine veteran, announced on Aug. 19 that he was running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Maine. His stated objective was to challenge the "oligarchy," meaning both the Democrat establishment and the Republican incumbent, Sen. Susan Collins.At the outset, Platner's campaign appeared to have incredible momentum. The leftist candidate raised several million dollars in a matter of weeks, managed t…