CBS News projects that Graham Platner has won Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, setting up a November battle with Sen. Susan Collins for her seat. Platner had faced a bevy of scandals in recent weeks. Jessi Mitchell anchored CBS News’ special report. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BLUE HILL, Maine — He’s been facing one of the roughest stretches of his bid for the U.S. Senate, but Graham Platner on Tuesday captured the Democratic Party’s Senate nomination. Platner, a military combat veteran and oyster farmer who is backed by progressive champions Sens. Bernie Sanders … Read more
Annie Andrews won South Carolina’s Democratic primary for Senate on Tuesday, CBS News has projected, as Democrats once again try to unseat Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in November. Andrews is a pediatrician who faced off against Republican Rep. Nancy Mace two years ago and lost. Graham has held the seat since 2003, and an upset … Read more
Maine’s Graham Platner remains defiant for Democratic primary despite Nazi tattoo, other scandals – CBS News Watch CBS News Graham Platner remains defiant as he heads into the Maine Democratic Senate primary despite multiple controversies emerging linked to his past. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source link
Maine is one of four states with primary voters going to the polls on Tuesday, and it has one of the most closely watched races in the country, as Democrat Graham Platner seeks to lock up the nomination to take on incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins despite his recent string of scandals. There are also … Read more
Wisconsin state representative and self-described democratic socialist Francesca Hong launched what many would consider a long-shot candidacy for Wisconsin governor last year. But early polls show her as one of the frontrunners ahead of the Democratic primary on August 11. Hong joined CBS News to discuss her campaign. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner used a profane insult against Sen. John Fetterman during a Sunday town hall in southern Maine, escalating his feud with the Pennsylvania Democrat just two days before Maine’s Senate primary. The Senate really is a place of, it’s a … Read more
Political strategists Kevin Sheridan and Hyma Moore join CBS News with their take ahead of Graham Platner’s primary in Maine, and President Trump’s reaction to the California primaries during an interview with NBC. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the Democratic Party “has lost its focus on working people.” Mamdani, during a June 1 interview with MS NOW’s Eugene Daniels, said that people want to know what will be done about rent, housing, gas and groceries, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MAINE — A new round of explosive allegations has put Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner back in the spotlight ahead of Tuesday’s primary, but voters who spoke to Fox News Digital were split on whether the scandals would affect their vote. “It’s not a good situation,” … Read more