Graham Platner still navigating political storm over social media posts

Sen. Martin Heinrich defends embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner

Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer why he still supports Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite growing backlash over his newly revealed controversial social media posts.

Politico's Jonathan Martin Avoids Blaming Politico for Hyping Flawed Candidates

Now that the heavily hyped Maine "oyster farmer," Graham Platner, who is running as a Democrat  to defeat incumbent Senator Susan Collins has been exposed as deeply flawed, Politico's senior political columnist Jonathan Martin has lashed out at who he considers responsible for foisting Platner upon us with minimal/no vetting. And according to Martin that culprit is primarily the Democrat party as you can see in his Wednesday column, "Democrats K…

Graham Platner still navigating political storm over social media posts

The head of the Democratic National Committee said Sunday that the U.S. Senate candidate's comments are not disqualifying. Other supporters say they're sticking with the oyster farmer, even after his political director quit.

Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Says “The Worst Is Behind Me” After Online Controversy – latestglobalinsight

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he believes the controversy surrounding his past social media activity has peaked and that his campaign is ready to move forward. Speaking in a recent interview, Platner insisted he doesn’t expect any additional damaging posts to resurface, saying he’s already addressed the mistakes from his past. “I’ve taken responsibility for what I said, and I’ve learned from it,” Platner explained. “Maine…