US EditionRuben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego endorses Maine candidate Graham Platner, who leads in polls and is viewed as a fighter focused on working families and independence, vital for Democrats' Senate control.
- On Monday, Ruben Gallego, U.S. senator from Arizona, announced he is backing Graham Platner, saying he `reflects the grit and independence that defines Maine`.
- Citing shared military service, Gallego noted Platner is a fellow U.S. Marine and combat veteran who "reflects the grit and independence that defines Maine" and "knows how to win tough races," warning Democrats will lose using the same approach year after year.
- Previously, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Martin Heinrich backed Platner, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer endorsed Mills, reflecting intra-party split.
- The primary is on June 9, and a victory in Maine is crucial to the Democratic Party's effort to retake the Senate; Ruben Gallego's national profile adds weight to his endorsement.
- Platner has faced controversies over old social media posts and a tattoo resembling a Nazi-linked Totenkopf symbol, and he held an anti-war protest on Sunday in Brewer where he claimed strikes were a distraction from the Epstein files.
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Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Claims Democrats Threatened to 'Rip My Life Apart' if He Entered the Race
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Another poll finds Platner leading Mills in U.S. Senate primary
Graham Platner, a Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders at a Labor Day rally in Portland, Maine on Sept. 1, 2025. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/ Maine Morning Star)A new poll out Wednesday has Graham Platner with a sizable lead over Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. It is the second survey in ten days that has the political newcomer ahead in a race that has seemingly capture…
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Mills is trailing Platner in U.S. Senate primary, another poll shows
The Pan Atlantic Poll shows Graham Platner leading Gov. Janet Mills by 7 percentage points.
Another poll shows Graham Platner leading Janet Mills and Susan Collins
This story will be updated. The second poll in just over a week showed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner leading Gov. Janet Mills in a primary and Sen. Susan Collins in a hypothetical November matchup. Platner, an oyster farmer from Sullivan, had 46% support among likely Democratic primary voters to 39% for Mills in the survey released Wednesday by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research. He led Collins 44%-40% with 16% of voters unde…
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