Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest Graham Platner , a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Dem...
Platner, whose campaign was hit by series of negative headlines, to face Susan Collins in key midterm contest Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, oyster farmer and progressive activist, has scaled a mountain of personal controversies to win the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Maine.His victory on Tuesday caps a remarkable rise for a candidate who has never held elected office and whose campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career. Continue reading...