Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary

Graham Platner Wins Maine Senate Primary

It’s official: the Democrats are heading to the midterms with an oysterman from Maine.  Graham Platner, the dark horse candidate who bulldozed his way past Governor Janet Mills, the Democratic Party’s preferred candidate for Senate, won the state’s barely contested primary on Tuesday night despite a laundry list of scandals and controversies. Unless those crises … Read more

Graham Platner Controversies Endanger Maine Senate Campaign

Graham Platner Controversies Endanger Maine Senate Campaign

Democrats are well positioned to take back the House of Representatives this November, but the Senate is a whole other dogfight. In order to flip the upper chamber, Democrats will need to defeat entrenched incumbents, and win in states where they’re usually at a disadvantage. Virtually all roads to a Democratic Senate majority run through … Read more