Why the Scandal-Ridden Democrat With a Nazi Tattoo Won Maine’s Senate Primary

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Graham Platner, the rugged oyster farmer positioning himself as a progressive populist, won Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary on Tuesday, earning more than 70 percent of the vote so far. He is now slated to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the November general election. By some measures, the outcome was long-expected, since Governor Janet […]

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Graham Platner, the rugged oyster farmer positioning himself as a progressive populist, won Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary on Tuesday, earning more than 70 percent of the vote so far. He is now slated to face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the November general election. By some measures, the outcome was long-expected, since Governor Janet […]