Democrats Argue Backing Platner Isn't Like Backing Trump

Trump says Graham Platner is a "thug" and a "pig"

President Donald Trump heartily attacked Graham Platner on Wednesday following the latter’s victory in Maine’s Democratic Senate primary the night prior. Platner has faced a litany of issues and scandals throughout his campaign, but he bested Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) Tuesday night by a healthy margin and is slated to face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November. Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, mocked the “Dumocrats” for l…

​Democrats didn't find Platner. Platner found them.

After Tuesday's persuasive win, perhaps the media can stop asking who Graham Platner is and start focusing on what he represents.

Democrats gamble on Trump playbook to flip key Senate seat

Graham Platner built a fervent following in the state of Maine with a blunt anti-establishment message. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Platner to frame overtly negative campaign against Collins

A speech he intends to deliver Tuesday night when he accepts the Democratic nomination, obtained by The Post, suggests the Maine Senate candidate wants to make the election a referendum on President Trump.

Democrats’ Graham Platner problem

The candidate with baggage threatens the party’s chances to flip the Maine Senate seat in November.

Democrats argue backing Platner isn’t like backing Trump

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, gets emotional as he is presented with a card of signed by supporters at a June 7 campaign event in Portland. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.This story was produced as part of a partnership with NOTUS and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. WALDOBORO — The dynamics are familiar to anyone who has followed national politics in the last decade: a populi…