Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary, Will Face Susan Collins in Competitive November Race
By
Jack Cosbie
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Graham Platner, a dark horse candidate and oysterman from Maine, won the Democratic Senate primary against Governor Janet Mills, the party's preferred candidate. Despite facing multiple scandals and controversies, Platner secured the nomination and will face incumbent Senator Susan Collins in a highly competitive November election that could determine control of the Senate.
Key quotes
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It's official: the Democrats are heading to the midterms with an oysterman from Maine.
Unless those crises compound enough to force Platner to drop out of the race, he'll go to the polls in November as the Democrats' best hope for retaking the Senate
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