The U.S. Senate candidate said the recent revelations about his past comments on social media and a tattoo used by Nazis show that ‘the establishment is spooked,’ so they’re ‘trying to destroy my life.’
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Graham Platner’s controversial Reddit comments featured on ‘The Daily Show’
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate has come under fire recently for his now-deleted social media posts about racism, sexual assault in the military and police officers.
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Graham Platner says he will remove a Nazi-linked tattoo. Bernie is standing by him.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said he didn’t know the meaning of the skull tattoo, which he got in 2007 while on leave in Croatia during his time in the Marines.
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Graham Platner still navigating political storm over social media posts
The head of the Democratic National Committee said Sunday that the U.S. Senate candidate’s comments are not disqualifying. Other supporters say they’re sticking with the oyster farmer, even after his political director quit.
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Graham Platner’s political director resigns over candidate’s social media posts
Genevieve McDonald made the announcement in a letter Friday as the Democratic Senate hopeful comes under intense scrutiny for the since-deleted posts.
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Graham Platner dismisses old Reddit posts as ‘stupid joke comments’
Past comments by the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate that resurfaced this week included now-deleted posts in which he criticized police and said that white rural Americans ‘actually are’ racist and stupid.
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Janet Mills raises $1 million in first 24 hours after entering U.S. Senate race, campaign says
One of her primary opponents, Graham Platner, says he raised $500,000 in the last 24 hours. Candidates have until midnight Wednesday to file finance reports.
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From Cooper Flagg to L.L.Bean totes, Maine’s influence is everywhere this year | Column
A competitive U.S. Senate race and a Cape Elizabeth native’s hit song are adding to the outsize cultural impact our small state is having.
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Susan Collins’ campaign responds to Janet Mills entering U.S. Senate race
Maine Beer Co.’s Dan Kleban drops out of the Democratic primary, and national forecasters are now calling the U.S. Senate race a toss-up with the entrance of Maine’s 2-term Democratic governor.
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Janet Mills looks to challenge Susan Collins in an effort to flip U.S. Senate
Maine’s 2-term Democratic governor will have to fend off primary challenges from several others, including Graham Platner, a 41-year-old veteran and oyster farmer whose campaign has garnered attention.