Progressives and moderates both have cases to make as they battle for the party’s identity.
Graham Platner
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How a tattoo artist got involved in a Nazi symbol cover-up in the Maine US Senate race
When Graham Platner wanted to obscure a design recognized as a Nazi symbol, he went to Mischa Ostberg, a friend and Ellsworth tattoo artist.
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Only Mainers get to choose Maine’s next senator | Opinion
It doesn’t matter what the Democratic Party machine or a rival candidate (like me) thinks about Graham Platner. The only voice that matters is the voter’s.
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Take time to unravel the Platner plot | Opinion
Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate is likeable and exciting. That doesn’t mean we have to vote him in.
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Graham Platner hires progressive advocate as new campaign manager
Ben Chin, deputy director for the Maine People’s Alliance, joins a campaign that has hit some hurdles after a fast start.
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Platner switches campaign treasurers in latest staffing shakeup
Campaign finance paperwork indicates the U.S. Senate candidate has named a new treasurer, in the latest staffing change to follow a pair of controversies.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Opposition research isn’t new. Here’s how it’s affecting Maine’s U.S. Senate race.
Disclosures of past online comments made by Graham Platner are part of a well-known political playbook, highlighting the risk young outsiders face when seeking public office.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Education and experience make a good senator. Graham Platner has neither | Steve Collins
For me, the internet posts and the tattoo are less disqualifying than the glaring lack of a political record.
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Graham Platner’s campaign manager steps down, cites wife’s pregnancy
Although unrelated to recent controversies, Kevin Brown’s departure is the latest shake-up for the political newcomer’s insurgent bid for U.S. Senate.
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Graham Platner let me down | Opinion
With hope in desperately short supply, we don’t need any more fecklessness.