Sen. John Fetterman breaks with Democrats, refuses to defend Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner amid mounting controversies over online conduct.
Veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner addressed his supporters after his projected win in the Maine Democratic Senate primary. To those who feel let down or disappointed, he said, “it is my job to earn your trust,” and added that, if elected, he would be a “senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator.”
Graham Platner and Susan Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday’s primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate.
Voters also headed to the polls in primary elections in Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina ahead of the midterms.
Graham Platner’s fiery candidacy may fit the moment, but his baggage could sink Democrats' chances of taking back the Senate.
This live blog is now closed.Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primaryTrump-backed Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson head to runoff in South Carolina GOP governor raceSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe polls have closed in Maine, and we can report that Graham Platner, the Democrat expected to win his party’s nomination for US Senate, has received at least one vote: from Stephen King, who announced on social media that he voted for the candidate.Platner’s chief competitor, Maine governor Janet Mills, had suspended her campaign citing lack of funds, but there was a late push from some out-of-state Democrats for voters to supports Mills after Platner was accused by a former romantic partner of having been physically abusive to her on two occasions between 2013 and 2015.Collins, 73, will now face off against the presumptive Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, a 41-year-old marine veteran and oysterman with no national political experience and a controversial past. Despite dredged-up racist, sexist and homophobic online posts – and a now-covered-up tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol – Platner continues to amass a rare kinetic energy that has seen hundreds of Mainers flock to town halls across the state to hear his gravelly voiced excoriation of Washington. His rise ultimately forced the state’s two-term governor, Janet Mills, to suspend her primary bid, citing dwindling financial resources.Platner’s youth and outsider profile have created a sense that Maine – a state with the oldest and whitest population in the country – may be ready for a change in political leadership. There’s a prevailing sense of “we like her, and she’s been good for Maine, but it’s time for somebody new or younger”, one former state Republican official, granted anonymity to speak candidly about the race, said of Collins. The senator’s campaign spokesperson did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment about her performance to date. Continue reading...
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NBC News' projects that in Maine, Graham Platner has won the Democratic Senate primary, while in South Carolina the Republican governor's race will head for a runoff and Sen. Lindsey Graham holds off a challenger in his Senate primary. NBC News' Ryan Nobles has the latest election results.