The Democratic Fight over Graham Platner Has Just Begun

Election Day Shocker — Big Update as Graham Platner Was Just ...

Dan Bongino sharply criticized Democrats and Senate candidate Graham Platner after the Maine Democrat won his party’s primary in a landslide, calling the result evidence of what he described as a dangerous direction for the Democratic Party. Speaking on “The Dan Bongino Show,” Bongino reacted to Platner’s victory over former Maine Gov. Janet Mills, noting that Platner secured roughly 72% of the vote compared with Mills’ 17%. “Plattner, this frea…

ANALYSIS | Why Democrats are still standing by controversial Senate candidate Graham Platner

A Nazi tattoo, along with a series of other controversies that have dogged Senate candidate Graham Platner, have not been enough to dissuade many Democratic voters from throwing their support behind the political contender.

Democrats Could Win the Senate Without Maine

Semafor: “A once-unthinkable outcome is now a live discussion among Democrats: whether they truly need to win Maine to flip the Senate in November.” “Democratic groups in Washington closed ranks behind Graham Platner after his decisive primary win on Tuesday, declaring that the novice candidate who’s taken hit after hit can defeat Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins. But the Senate Democratic Caucus isn’t united behind him, and his series of stumbles h…

Platner's primary victory shows just how deep the Democrats' fracture goes

His campaign seems to be obsessed with Israel. Platner’s first online ad, released in August, promised that he would never seek or receive the endorsement of the AIPAC lobby group.

Some Senate Dems still won’t commit to Graham Platner

Democrats aren’t done debating Graham Platner. Platner’s decisive victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary quelled for now any serious discussion that he could be replaced as the party’s nominee in the wake of a recent bout of scandals. The party’s campaign arms were quick to indicate support for him after the race was called Tuesday night. Progressives took a victory lap while arguing their colleagues need to coalesce around the Maine nomin…

Democratic Party, Leaders Coalesce Behind Controversial Maine Senate Nominee Platner

National Democratic Party leaders threw their support behind Graham Platner within hours of his victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary on June 9, while the Republican Party’s Senate campaign arm released an attack ad on the same evening, opening up the general election showdown against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) as Democrats seek to retake the upper chamber. Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran, easily won the primary…