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In 2025, when asked about his unusual background compared with his views today, Platner quipped: "I read far too much Hemingway and that was probably unhealthy in hindsight."

'''Graham Platner''' is a combat veteran and oyster farmer who is leading in the polls (as of early March 2026) to win the [[Democrat]] nomination for [[U.S. Senate]], and then to defeat Sen. [[Susan Collins]] in November 2026.

He is a [[populist]] [[progressive]] endorsed by Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] (D-VT), and apparently has a large [[grassroots]] following.

He responded in full opposition to the [[U.S.]] war on [[Iran]] by saying:
{{cquote|The people celebrating the bombing of Iran know nothing of the horrors of war. They’ve never watched a friend ripped apart by explosives. I cannot think of a more reprehensible act. I cannot think of a more unpatriotic act, of a more un-American act, than to send our sons and daughters off to die, to kill, to bring immense violence to innocent civilians abroad simply because you’re afraid you might lose the midterms.<ref>https://mainebeacon.com/platner-opposes-war-with-iran-mills-demands-consultation-collins-has-questions/</ref>}}

In 2025, when asked about his unusual background compared with his views today, Platner quipped: "I read far too much [[Ernest Hemingway|Hemingway]] and that was probably unhealthy in hindsight."<ref>https://www.ms.now/msnbc-podcast/msnbc/oyster-farming-running-senate-graham-platner-podcast-transcript-rcna232367</ref>

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