Big-Tent Politics Won’t Save the Democrats

Big-Tent Politics Won’t Save the Democrats

Pity the moderate Democrat. According to many polls, the party is mired at historic lows. Its lead in the generic congressional ballot for 2026 is alarmingly slim, the Senate map looks dire, and even this year’s gubernatorial race in traditionally blue New Jersey looks uncomfortably close. In the Maine Senate primary, Graham Platner—the progressive candidate who once called himself a communist and also has a Nazi tattoo—leads many polls. And in …

Analysis: Democrats’ dilemma on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner

If anyone thought recent revelations about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past would give Democrats instant clarity about their party’s path forward, they apparently have another thing coming.

You’re Being Lied to About Graham Platner

We read Graham Platner’s whole Reddit archive. The vilification of the Maine candidate for Senate doesn’t square with what he actually wrote in his posts. Graham Platner made clear in dozens of comments over the span of years that he is not a right-winger. (Sophie Park / Getty Images) It’s been a tough few weeks for Graham Platner, the political novice who became the surprise frontrunner to take on Maine’s long-serving GOP Senate incumbent, Sus…