Some Senate Dems still won’t commit to Graham Platner
Even as progressives and party leaders rally around the Maine Democrat, senators like Catherine Cortez Masto and Mark Kelly are wary.

Schumer and Gillibrand endorse Maine candidate Graham Platner after his primary win despite scandals including accusations of physical misconduct.
Even as progressives and party leaders rally around the Maine Democrat, senators like Catherine Cortez Masto and Mark Kelly are wary.
Scandal-plagued oyster farmer Graham Platner easily won his Maine Democratic primary, but saw troubling defections from primary voters to Gov. Janet Mills (D), who stopped campaigning in April, and his low-tier rivals.
Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has won the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine. Platner won 72% of the vote, defeating the state governor, Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign in April but remained on the ballot. Platner received scrutiny during the campaign for old incendiary Reddit posts, a…
Progressive Democrat Graham Platner won the party’s Senate primary in Maine after a bruising campaign which became as much about accusations of his past misbehavior as it was voters’ top concerns. Tyler Kendall has more (Source: Bloomberg)
The primary victories set up a race that could be key to Democrats' hopes of winning control of the Senate.
The Democrat will face GOP incumbent Susan Collins this fall in a crucial Senate contest.