Polls close in Maine as Democrats weigh controversial Senate candidate Graham Platner

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Polls have closed in Maine, which along with South Carolina, Nebraska and North Dakota are holding primary elections on Tuesday. And the race grabbing the biggest national spotlight is in Maine, where it’s judgment day for Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic Senate candidate in left-leaning Maine who … Read more

Fetterman refuses to defend Platner, calling him ‘baggage that incidentally might be a candidate’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., broke with fellow Democrats on Tuesday and refused to defend embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Platner has emerged as one of the party’s fastest-rising political figures, attracting national attention for his populist message and outsider image as he seeks to flip a … Read more

Platner holdout floats emergency lifeline for panicking Dems if scandal-plagued candidate wins

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top Jewish Democrat and member of the House Intelligence Committee called for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to exit the race, adding that if the scandal-plagued oyster farmer were running in New Jersey, he would be “buried under the Meadowlands.” Rep. Josh Gottheimer, the subject of … Read more

Sen Collins slams Bernie-backed Graham Platner as too far-left for Maine voters

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BANGOR, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins believes that Graham Platner, her likely Democratic challenger in November’s midterm elections, is too extreme for voters in her New England state. But Platner, pushing an economically populist agenda as he takes aim at corporate influences and advocates for the … Read more

Graham Platner ripped as ‘disturbed’ by former campaign director just hours before Tuesday’s primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Graham Platner shouldn’t be elected to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, a former high-level staffer for the embattled Democratic candidate told voters just hours before polls opened in the state’s Tuesday primary. Genevieve McDonald, once a Maine state representative who worked briefly as Platner’s campaign director … Read more

Maine’s Graham Platner remains defiant for Democratic primary despite Nazi tattoo, other scandals

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

Graham Platner Faces Key Test in Maine Primary

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Graham Platner seeks to win Democratic Senate nomination in Maine, and more primary races to watch today

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

Graham Platner and big races for governor: What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

Two free-for-all primaries for governor in Maine and South Carolina are the most competitive races on the ballot in Tuesday’s primaries, while Maine’s Senate race has captured national attention as voters head to the polls in those states, as well as Nevada and North Dakota. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more