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Graham Platner and Susan Collins are neck and neck, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll shows
pressherald.comu/twirble — 6 days ago
Graham Platner gets more primary votes than any other Democratic Senate candidate in Maine history
nhpr.orgu/FreeHugs23 — 23 days ago
Graham Platner Taught Me How To Use A Handgun
Flashy title, I know.
Back in 2020, there were a lot of afraid queer folks who, for the first time ever, wanted to train in self-defense.
Graham was the officer, largely in charge, of the Maine branch of the SRA (Socialist Rifle Association).
He struck me as a hardworking, no bullshit son of a bitch back then. He reminded me of my uncles and cousins from rural Maine, where I grew up.
He taught queer folks how to protect themselves and their partners, and that’s worth more than any bullshit controversy the Epstein class cooks up.
He didn’t misgender me once. I use they/they pronouns. Explain that to the liberals who castigate him as a secret social conservative.
Graham, if you read this, thank you. My loved ones are safer because of your education.
You have my vote!
u/AuthenticConsumption — 25 days ago
Source of Collins campaign money
Can anybody confirm this is true? I've looked on the web but have not found a clear answer
u/Head_War_2946 — 26 days ago
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This Coastal City Was Just Named the Most Walkable Destination in the U.S.
travelandleisure.comu/twirble — 1 month ago
When The Maine Wire's Steve Robinson has been hyping up a major "worse than the Nazi tattoo" bomb on the Platner Campaign, and it's just a half-assed hit piece from the NYT that hinges on a single conservative activist ex-girlfriend's obvious fabrications.
Ms. Fifield is not able to corroborate much of anything she said, she's a well known conservative political activist who not only has indirectly aided Collins before but joked with her friend group about volunteering for Collins after Platner announced his run. Her accusations are the most damning but she is also can't realistically be trusted.
The other women he's dated at worst report troubling behavior we were already aware of, and many of his ex-girlfriends contacted by NYT were very positive about him, directly contradicting Fifield's accusation that he had contempt for women.
This was a desperate play to tank Platner and has no real substance to it.
u/CosmicJackalop — 1 month ago
This was posted earlier, I found the X post,...interesting.
u/twirble — 1 month ago
Netherlands: A Democrat for the worker
Photo Caption
Senator Bernie Sanders and Senate candidate Graham Platner at a political rally on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono.
Body Text
"In the battle for a majority in the US Senate, a victory in Maine is crucial. On behalf of the Democrats, Graham Platner, an oyster farmer dogged by scandals, faces this mammoth task. The party elite does not care for him, but according to people like Bernie Sanders, that is exactly his strength: 'Finally a Democrat who does not look and sound like a politician.'"
u/grant837 — 1 month ago